Okay, so a car can do two things not one thing: race and commute. A computer is obviously still a much more flexible machine. Furthermore, as the description o

Okay, so a car can do two things not one thing: race and commute. A computer is obviously still a much more flexible machine. Furthermore, as the description of the assessment mentions, "The reasoning strategies that underlie computational thinking can help make sense of complex ideas and solve problems."[0] Learning about computers isn't just learning an extremely flexible tool; it's learning how to think in a rigorous, abstract manner. It's not the only way to learn critical thinking skills, but it's not possible to learn about computers without them. [0] https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/icils/about.asp https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/icils/about.asp