>I wonder if part of the problem of integrating coding classes into schools is that anyone who has the ability to teach coding could probably get a much higher

>I wonder if part of the problem of integrating coding classes into schools is that anyone who has the ability to teach coding could probably get a much higher paying job outside of the school. So the quality of instruction in middle/high school isn't very good. I'm sure some of this is real, but the "programming teacher" in the local town is a former industry developer who moved to teaching after having children so that the work schedule worked for raising children.