Why schools should teach the curriculum of the future, not the past

To prepare all students with the creative, collaborative and digital problem-solving skills of the future, schools must teach computer science as part of the core curriculum. Computer science is not just about coding. It is also about computational thinking, interface design, data analysis, machine learning, cybersecurity, networking and robotics. Learning computer science encourages creativity, problem-solving, ethics and collaboration – skills which aren't just important for technical careers in the developed world, but valuable for every career in all economies. What's more, in a study of how students felt about their classes, computer science and engineering trailed only the arts in terms of classes they liked the most.