I started volunteering this year to teach students to code. We're halfway through the year, and this couldn't be more apparent. Without a true interest in learn

I started volunteering this year to teach students to code. We're halfway through the year, and this couldn't be more apparent. Without a true interest in learning to program, these students won't remember 10% of what they've been taught at this time next year. Problem solving, troubleshooting, (as you've listed) or basic IT/computer literacy skills (why isn't my device connected to the Internet?) would take students much further. Don't get me wrong - a lot of people can get benefit from learning to write an automation script or small program of some sort to take care of an annoyance. Taking a programming course for one year in HS, and then forgetting about it for 3 years will put you marginally ahead of someone just starting. On that same token, I don't expect someone who took Cal II at university to derive/integrate a bunch of equations 3 years later. Programming isn't a muscle memory skills like riding a bicycle. It takes practice.