We Are Sawing Off the Bottom Rungs

I sit on a school board, which means I am occasionally asked what children should be learning, and I have been giving an answer I no longer believe. The answer was: learn to code. Learn the technical thing, because the technical thing is where the leverage is. I have said this at dinner tables, to nephews, to parents who wanted reassurance, and I said it with real confidence because for twenty five years it was simply true. It was true for me. ...

August 2, 2026 · 6 min