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> similarly why shouldn't everyone learn basic science, economics, or civics We already teach those things to every child in the US. Whether or not they pay at

by bskap 10y ago

> similarly why shouldn't everyone learn basic science, economics, or civics We already teach those things to every child in the US. Whether or not they pay attention is something we have less control over. The vast majority of students do not have any opportunity to learn to program.

parennoob 10y ago
> We already teach those things to every child in the US. Exactly, and the teachers are paid for it. You rarely find companies promoting movements offering to teach economics or civics for free. > The vast majority of students do not have any opportunity to learn to program. Then it should be put into the school curriculum, and a qualified person should be paid to teach them, instead of the current expectation which seems to be "programmers will teach these kids coding in their spare time because...everyone should learn to code!".