SK> While we may have a great need for good programmers, that doesn't mean
 SK> that everyone needs to be exposed to programming. 
Why not? An exposure would help those students decide later on which 
electives to take.  Programming is a study in orderly thinking.  You seem to 
suggest that they he hidden from it.
 SK> That would be like
 SK> saying that because we have a great need for good doctors everyone needs
 SK> to study medicine. 
A study and an exposure are totally different applications.
 SK> Instead, I would question the salary for programmers, the hiring  SK> 
practices, and the curriculum at accredited institutions that offer  SK> 
degrees in programming.
So, are you suggesting that the field not even be developed?
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