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Programming is the new literacy. It isn't going away, it's 5 years out from being a mandatory high school or middle school topic.
by gte910h 13y ago
Programming is the new literacy. It isn't going away, it's 5 years out from being a mandatory high school or middle school topic.
- Dirlewanger 13y ago5 years? Mandatory?? You're being insanely optimistic.
- bkurtz13 13y agoI would consider that pessimistic. If that becomes true, the tremendous job security I have now would start to evaporate.
- wpietri 13y agoNah. People have been saying that since the 60s, and it will never happen. Honestly, I think it's a bad idea. Programming skills turn over too quickly. If people in my age bracket had learned computer programming in middle school or high school, they would have been dragged through one sort of BASIC or another and then promptly forgotten about it. Which is probably better than them remembering it and being frustrated that nothing would let them use those skills. If they were to learn something technical, I'd much rather it be a simple robotics class. A little bit of programming, a little bit of electronics, a little bit of Mech E, and a lot of problem-solving, self-teaching, and making of things that work. Those are skills that last, as does the attitude that they can figure things out if they want.
- yoloswag 13y agoI think you overestimate the intelligence of 99% of people.