Should all students be required to take a course in Computer Science some time during their education?

In our everyday life, if we observe our routine, we will find that the computer has a vital role in fulfilling our needs. To understand the role of the computer first, we have to pursue the semantics of the computer. Basically, the computer is a device which follows a sequence of operations to solve a problem or to compute something. According to this definition, we have a lot of computers around us. We have mobile phones, watches, laptops even a washing machine has a type of computer embedded in it.

When we all are dealing with computers, then we should also know how they actually work. Kids are computer whizzes. They are playing games but do not know how it is working. We are living in the digital age, and it needs more computer experts. We can’t deny that all of our systems are running with these computers and in some perspective, we can assume that we are addicted to it. As a kid study mathematics in school, it does not mean that he wants to be a mathematician, but it is the foundation. Same applies to computer science. We should not ignore the computational thinking aspect of computer science. Problem-solving and analytical thinking is the backbone of each person in any career. When we are learning computers, we go through many programming languages that enhances our logical thinking. We learn to make strategies and to solve problems in a creative way.

Digital literacy is made compulsory in most institutions around the globe. We send emails daily, but at the same time, we have to be aware of online scams like phishing website links, fraud, spam emails. We also do some online shopping from a website. Assume that we are exposing our secret credentials on such a platform that we do not know about. It looks pretty dangerous. Understanding things like digital currency, cloud, encryptions and how information is transferred and made available online, these are the most important things to be aware of nowadays. So, we can say that each student should learn at least digital literacy to compete.