Hadi PartoviVerified account

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

I think there's a misunderstanding that the driving force of this change is powerful actors. The driving force has been nonprofits, educators, and academia, building enough momentum that politicians, celebrities, and companies decided to support or fund.

My impression was there's been an academic/nonprofit/NSF push for K-12 computer science for decades, as @douglevin pointed out in this thread. But it didn't really take off at scale until companies and groups like @codeorg threw their muscle/$ into it. No?

fyi @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.