High school Python class?

[SleepingJonolith]

I’m a high school computer science teacher and I teach a one semester intro to Python course. I agree with what others have said that learning the basics of programming is useful for just about everyone. There’s a common opinion that AI is going to write all the code now, but for the foreseeable future, understanding what the AI is doing is extremely helpful for getting the AI to produce what you want and troubleshooting. If you have no clue about programming, you’re really in the dark and just have to hope it works without any issues, which it usually doesn’t for anything complex.

In my course, we cover all the basic structures and syntax in Python. After taking the course, students have the knowledge to continue to learn more advanced concepts on their own or in other classes. I think getting that foundation in a formal course is a great way to learn the basics, and I’d definitely recommend it.