That was the same question I had! I wonder if it was more regional or which school system you were in? I started stuff in 5th grade in the early 80s on a TI99

That was the same question I had! I wonder if it was more regional or which school system you were in? I started stuff in 5th grade in the early 80s on a TI99. The thing is it seems everyone even then wanted in on it. But not everyone could do it. Even fewer liked it. I do not see how that has changed much either. I ran a class for programmers a few years ago. By the 10th class they had all dropped out due to a lack of time and interest. I took and taught the class because I found the topic interesting. They seemed to only want in if it gave them some sort of advancement in their job. It would have if they had stuck it out. But it became 'too hard'.