John Olinda I'm surprised how much resistance I encounter when teaching high school students to use computers. I'm not talking about anything sophisticated. Things like sending email, using office software, basic programming, and scripting. There's always a chorus of "I don't need to know how to do this!" or "I'm not going to use computers for my job!" I just wish I could somehow show them how much tech really overlaps with the jobs they're considering. Maybe I need to have them shadow someone at work and document his or her use of technology?

🦿 Lucian Marin You should ask them what they will like to learn, to play, etc. You can show them that computers are useful for all of their activities. Go in their reality instead of bringing them in yours. I find programming complicated and boring, but not when I do something that I enjoy with it.