But how do we get law makers (or, more importantly, their constituents) to understand this? There's a huge push towards vocational education and parents thinks that "coding" is something their 10 year old can learn then apply to make buckets of money. Plus, you know, it's called a programming "language."
If I personally had to chose between a foreign language course, or programming one as a learn-but-never-really-apply course for my child, I'd push them towards the foreign language.
If I personally had to chose between a foreign language course, or programming one as a learn-but-never-really-apply course for my child, I'd push them towards the foreign language.