Are children being taught to program computers today?

From a Gates biograophy at Microsoft:
"Gates attended public elementary school and the private Lakeside School. There, he discovered his interest in software and began programming computers at age 13."
http://www.microsoft.com/billgates/bio.asp

The point is that students are not really educated about computers, but educated to become blind users.
Fundamental computer education as it existed in the 60's, 70's and early 80's is gone.
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0JVP/is_2003_Spring/ai_102119717
http://www.erzwiss.uni-hamburg.de/Sonstiges/Logo/logolite.htm

It is very hard to do much with fractals unless you know at least the basic fundamental of computers and some programming.
Most children are taught in school to use computer programs and not to make them.
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