And what happens if the kids want to be plumbers, carpenters, painters etc or any one of a hundred other jobs that don't need any computing knowledge? The way things are going the western world will be full of highly specialised computer using workers all sitting behind a pc and a desk with no-one trained to do anything else.

If the kids are interested, they will learn it for themselves. I'd rather see an increased effort in the core subjects like maths and english. Honestly, the school systems today are turning out kids that can't add 2 and 3 together without a calculator or they can barely write their own name.

At one of my last jobs at an Infant School as an I.T. Tech, I.T. was being used all round pretty dam good IMO. 4-7 year olds were using computers pretty well considering ages and using 'movie maker' type apps which are still being taught at GCSE level in our senior schools - shocking.

It was also great to see I.C.T being used across the whole board at Junior and Infant level.

I agree that I.T. should be @ the heart!!

Yet in another report it says that kids are spending as much as six hours a day sat in front of a computer. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8049610.stm

Where is the consistency?

I agree that most kids these days are IT literate and know their way around a computer better than most adults, but why does this need to be at the 'heart' of their learning?

Aparently kids don't read anymore? They don't read books anymore, but if they're spending six hours a day sat infront of a pc then what are they doing? playing RPG's? or reading websites?