> I think it is important for everyone nowadays to have at least an notion of how software works, given that there is software is almost everything we use these

> I think it is important for everyone nowadays to have at least an notion of how software works, given that there is software is almost everything we use these days... I couldn't agree more. Education isn't just learning facts, it's providing tools so kids can contextualize the world around them. When the world is powered by software, even a passing familiarity with the basics of programming will be as important as learning history, literature, or basic science.