The big tech firms leaders are unqualified to pontificate on what's needed in education.
From one of the best---
"Besides a mathematical inclination, an exceptionally good mastery of one's native tongue is the most vital asset of a competent programmer."---Edsger Dijkstra
...seems to me that Edsger Djikstra, one of the pre-eminent computer scientists of our times, was arguing for a good grounding in readin', writin', and 'rithmetic---something that is sorely lacking in the 'educational system' of the US.---as THE basics for good programmers, and nothing else.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
