Arguably though, it sets the bar a bit high if we feel the need to hold all U.S. third graders to what undoubtedly feels like an esoteric standard that only the relatively small percent who go on to pursue a career in computer science may learn to appreciate, years later. Long having forgotten this test, one would imagine — unlike, perhaps, some of the scorned students who felt tricked at an early age by the educational system that is theoretically supposed to assist in endowing them with the self-esteem and personal courage to both discover and pursue their dreams (many of which may shockingly continue to fall outside the realm of computer science, despite the application of over $200 million of Mr. Gates’s personal fortune to the purposes of designing and adopting the Common Core standards).