By "everyone" he is specifically talking about impoverished, profoundly under-resourced educational systems in third world countries.<p>Computer science topics and digital literacy are certainly part of a well-rounded education. In some contexts however, reading, writing, and arithmetic are the things that are desperately needed. This is true in many places were educational systems are failing (in the third world and in parts of the USA).<p>The other stuff (computer topics) should be introduced only when the basics are being covered, otherwise it is a waste of time.