<p>This is more towards what I was getting at. While general computer skills are necessary for the real world and the workplace, most of the people in my generation find stuff like word and excel (to some degree) intuitive. Or we push buttons until it does what we want. Or we Google a tutorial. Whatever. What CS does teach you is a way to think, a way to technically problem solve, just like a liberal arts class will teach one to think critically. </p>
<p>I found it really well put it in a blog I read, which I’ll quote, since links aren’t allowed…</p>