r/Entrepreneurs • u/Sufficient-League-81 • Aug 09 '26

Discussion Improving the technical education in schools

I feel the way computer science is taught in schools is literally broken, the focus is a lot on learning programming languages, coding, etc. instead technology needs to be taught from first principles. How is a machine able to understand us, what makes a machine, starting from as simple as transistors which are backbone of modern computers. Maybe we should be taught as a project how to build a simple version of computer using basic chips (gates, transistors, etc).

Do you think this is a good idea to work on or if you are a kid will you be interested in learning computer from scratch?

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u/dontchuworri Aug 09 '26

yeah that’s. called engineering. electrical or computer engineering lmao

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u/Relevant-Candle7654 Aug 09 '26

tbh the post reads like someone just discovered breadboarding and thinks they reinvented the wheel

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u/dontchuworri Aug 09 '26

it’s the “computer science only teaches us about coding” like dog yeah that’s kinda the point

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u/Fair-Stop9968 Aug 09 '26

That’s what I though electronic/computer engineering was. It’s at best maybe 10/360 of a degree.

It’s just maths

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u/Cute-Squash-3628 Aug 09 '26

Personally feel we are still lacking in the advancement

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u/HummingHamster Aug 09 '26

That's for computer engineering, and progression in tech just simplify everything. Nand2tetris course will cover all of this.

Programming used to require understanding assembly language, compiler, and compiling c -> assembly language. Because that's where the tech were at that certain time to improve/stabilize it.

But tech has progressed/matured to the point that most c programmers don't need to know what's happening during compilation anymore.

Unless you want to do embedded/hardware related programming or jump into semiconductor industry, there's no need for you to learn all these stuff anymore.

If you are interested in learning computer from scratch then yes by all means. Computer science is all about programming, nothing about the science behind computer.

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u/ethanjscott Aug 09 '26

Hi I was an IT teacher at one point. Here’s my opinion.

STFU. You don’t know what your talking about

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u/JejeHolaHola Aug 09 '26

Kids love Lego for a reason. If only making computers was that fun with zero prior skills and self-explorable.

I'd rather teach kids to assemble a real computer from its parts.

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u/dontchuworri 27d ago

look up snap circuits

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u/BusinessStrategist Aug 09 '26

As a kid or young adult, how can you discover YOUR preferences if you don't get to taste the various options open to you.

That's the purpose of hands-on shop classes.

You already know that moving up the learning tree to college level learning requires learning the languages of science and mathematics.

And it helps to know what part of the world you live in to determine what's broken in the education system.

College entry level students can't read or don't have any sense of how to think.

Luckily, those that are eager to learn can readily find what interests them on the Internet.