Tech educator Daphne Bradford joined reporter Daina Beth Solomon for pancakes at the Denny's near Dorsey High School in South L.A., where Bradford teaches computer science through her nonprofit, Mother of Many. Bradford, a math enthusiast who sports an Apple watch, told the California section why students should learn to code, even far from Silicon Valley. We later emailed her questions and crunched the conversation into this:
You grew up in Compton, Inglewood and Ladera Heights, where you live now. Ever thought of moving to a leafy Silicon Valley town where French bakeries offer dainty pastries and Pilates 24/7?