Got this one from schemers.org, haven't read through it yet:

http://www.cs.rice.edu/CS/PLT/Teaching/Lectures/Released/Book/

>From the preface:

Many professions require some form of computer programming. Accountants
program spreadsheets and word processors; photographers program photo
editors; musicians program synthesizers; and professional programmers
instruct plain computers. Programming has become a required skill.

Yet programming is more than just a vocational skill. 
Indeed, good programming is a fun activity; a creative outlet; a way to 
express ideas in a concrete and tangible form. And designing programs teaches 
a variety of skills that are important in all kinds of professions: 
critical reading, analytical thinking, creative synthesis, and attention to 
detail.  

We therefore believe that the study of program design deserves the 
same central role in general education as mathematics and English. 

Or, put more succinctly, everyone should learn how to design programs.

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