Help me out: What are the 2-3 big questions you'd like to ask tech giants like Apple, Google, Microsoft & Salesforce about why/how they are supporting #CSforall? @ruthef @shuchig @hadip @tompkinsstange @guzdial @BrendaDardenW @jeanettewing @dreamhustlecode @katyaskit @douglevin
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@codeorg began with ~$300K from myself and my twin brother. With $300K we built a mailing list of 1M parents and 20K teachers who wanted CS to be taught in their school.
We then spent ~$4M to launch #HourOfCode to tens of millions of students, begin a full curriculum, sign partnerships with dozens of school districts. Yes, this required philanthropic support. I'd suggest comparing the cost to other philanthropy + govt efforts, eg Common Core.
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But yes that overall narrative is generally correct. Lots of CS outreach efforts for decades, fantastic foundation of research by academia, then took off at scale after
@codeorg and#HourOfCode, recruiting presidents/leaders and CEOs and celebs -
A common misconception in narrative is that $$ created the momentum. Teacher momentum came first, $$ followed. Then a virtuous cycle of support from all (leaders companies parents teachers students celebs).
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