[watwut]

Your first introduction to computers was at college level? Cause in my university, if you did not came with preexisting knowledge of computers, you had zero chance studying CS or anything programming related.

The expectation was that you already know a lot about computer usage. And people who did not learned that before were treated like idiots.

[AstixAndBelix]

I never said that, I only said that high school level stuff does not need a computer. Unless of course you have a class about computers.

[watwut]

"Nothing I learnt in high school required anything more than pen and paper." does not make exception for class about computers.

And to add to it, those who had access to computer only in class were super behind those who had free access to it.

[AstixAndBelix]

You keep misinterpreting what I have said. Nowhere I have written that I didn't have access to a computer at home or that kids should not have a private computer. I really don't understand why you keep hammering this point.

[watwut]

In that setup, learning about computers basics is limited to people whose parents are proactive with it. A kid whose parents think no screens or no screens except for school is out of luck. A kid whose parents allow computer but don't teach anything useful on it is out of luck too.

Both elementary and high schools should and do teach those things. I don't know how they are supposed to teach that without school related access to computer.