I honestly think a better alternative would be a series of videos or something, but to a certain extent this isn't helpful -- who would watch? School computer

I honestly think a better alternative would be a series of videos or something, but to a certain extent this isn't helpful -- who would watch? School computer literacy would be a good thing to teach. Rather than these "learn to code" initiatives, how about "learn computing" initiatives? That seems more useful and relevant than trying to shove programming down everyone's throats.