> School courses will do nothing if people don't have access to programmable computers. And they don't have [...]
Well, that's almost solved with the Raspberry Pi: a fully programmable computer for just $40. It used to be a lot more expensive to give a child access to a computer that (s)he could program and tinker with...
Hm... What would be easier to convince schools to do:
A.) download this software package (say, Python) that allows kids to learn how to program.
B.) buy a dozen $40 mini-computers kids can use to learn how to program.
Well, that's almost solved with the Raspberry Pi: a fully programmable computer for just $40. It used to be a lot more expensive to give a child access to a computer that (s)he could program and tinker with...