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I have been in the business of developer tools for the last eight years, having launched one version of BASIC into every major international market (realbasic), managed the worldwide sales of and owned one advanced databse technology company for developers, . First, I assure you that computer software engineering is alive in education, based on sales of these products into the worldwide education market. However, especially in the United States, programs are administered locally and pretty much at whim at the district level or lower. Don't expect uniformity in education - it was never really there to begin with.
On the other hand, Ive been a parent for over 13 years. The presence of software on a computer doesnt make any difference whatsoever, no more so than a book on a shelf - its the will of the parent to engage their children in intellectual activities.
And David, if you bemoan the loss of embedded BASIC - maybe its time that you polished your programming skills and tried one of the many languages out there.
