[Maascamp]

Fair points. I agree on the first (basic programming courses are now being offered by some schools, but they're not mandatory and far from universal), however I'm a little more hesitant on the second. Knowledge of physics is extremely important to solving basic problems you run into everyday, I just think it's so ingrained that most people don't think about it. Home projects like building a deck or wall mounting a TV for instance are examples of things that require basic understanding of physical laws in order to complete successfully.

I think your first points kind of undercuts your second in that we simply don't think about how physics helps us with our everyday problems since the basics have been ingrained since childhood. I agree that basic computer architecture/programming should be taught in grade school and will go further and say that if it was, it's utility would also fade into the background as we end up applying those childhood lessons unconsciously in our every day life.