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I got my start in Elementary school. Sadly, it was an advanced class and not available to everyone. (You had to skip a day of regular classes each week, and your grades couldn't fall behind in them... So you essentially did 6 days worth of school work every week, instead of 5.)

They taught us the basics of programming, and that was about it. But it was enough to light the flame and I've been passionate about it ever since.

It's okay for people to be bad at some things, or even not care about them. Schools should spend more time introducing arts and skills to students. Let the students decide what they want to study beyond the basics that everyone needs to know.



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