I suspect there's some confusion here that it makes sense to iron out instead of jumping to conclusions. Maybe a pedagogical problem. I'm not so sure talking ab

I suspect there's some confusion here that it makes sense to iron out instead of jumping to conclusions. Maybe a pedagogical problem. I'm not so sure talking about logic gates or assembly is a good idea as that is an implementation detail. Programming is something you can do on pen and paper; there's a distinction between programming and automation. What would happen if you take away the computer and speak strictly in the language of arithmetic? It seems they would have no trouble given the the eventual answer of 11. Perhaps they need to hear that that the computer can automate these operations, how it happens under the hood is a separate question that can be addressed separately. It is a valid question, of course, and perhaps its a sign of fascination. That would be good, but needs to be tempered by patience.