I cite a host of CS students that I've tutored who have "learned to program" (as in, they know what the symbols mean, and if given prompting can write them), bu

I cite a host of CS students that I've tutored who have "learned to program" (as in, they know what the symbols mean, and if given prompting can write them), but can't think logically. They can write code, but not by themselves, or not without it being really messy, convoluted, and not doing what it's supposed to.