When I was a kid we also computer class were programming was taught. And music class. And drama. And woodworking. And like with these other things, you can

When I was a kid we also computer class were programming was taught. And music class. And drama. And woodworking. And like with these other things, you can make getting into them easier. With music, children start with simple instruments that no professional ever uses. And it's the same with programming, there are plenty of easier environments for children. But if you want to make programmers and you want to make musicians, eventually they have to use the real thing. My own son jumped straight into the deep end of Unity development knowing nothing because he wants to build something real. I neither encouraged or discouraged that environment and it's pretty unforgiving. I don't think the solvable problems you speak of as are as solvable as you think they are. Also making software development out to be special both in terms of it's benefit to thinking skills and rationality and how it's merely some tools away from being professionally approachable to the masses is totally unfounded.