I just finished the book "Mindstorms: Children, Computers, And Powerful Ideas" by Seymour Papert (creator of Logo) which would be a give you a good perspective

I just finished the book "Mindstorms: Children, Computers, And Powerful Ideas" by Seymour Papert (creator of Logo) which would be a give you a good perspective on how computer programming literacy could be used to help people learn (about more than just computer programming). It is a great book that I'd recommend everyone read.