> No, kids don't learn work related bits of technical skills by themselves. They wont learn about file structure, basic maintenance, how to write documents nor

> No, kids don't learn work related bits of technical skills by themselves. They wont learn about file structure, basic maintenance, how to write documents nor how to copy them. Yes, actually, they can. "file structure" and other unimportant minutia are minor obstacles which can be picked up as needed when the child has a need to understand it. Specifically, "file structure" is rapidly becoming a meaningless implementation detail from the point of view of computer users-- if you use MacOS for example. The important thing for a solid education is a focus on fundamentals. Everything else is secondary. There was a TED talk about exactly this topic in 2007... https://www.ted.com/talks/sugata_mitra_kids_can_teach_themselves?language=en https://www.ted.com/talks/sugata_mitra_kids_can_teach_themse... see also.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugata_Mitra https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugata_Mitra