In my view, how math & science are taught is at odds with how people actually do and use those things outside of school. It's all pencil and paper arithmetic an

In my view, how math & science are taught is at odds with how people actually do and use those things outside of school. It's all pencil and paper arithmetic and symbol manipulation. Even mathematicians don't do math exclusively that way. It's also something that most kids end up hating. Also, "coding" and "programming" by this point are intimidating to people, especially when we raise the stakes by tying them to high paying career. I might call it "computation" which is just using the computer to solve problems. You can start by just playing with numbers. I'm about killing two birds with one stone: Making math and science more realistic, and getting kids into coding by the back door. Use it to blend subjects together, for instance by trying to create art with the computer, or do a crude analysis of a literary text. Automate something. Nothing serious, but just getting used to "doing" things with the computer. Show kids that the computer can be an empowering tool, not just the whip hand of social manipulation.