I don't think I'm too far off in saying my teachers at the time probably weren't experienced with computers. I didn't have a computer at home until a couple years later (and moved to the US), and didn't really learn about data structures and algorithms until a couple more years. I can only remember doing computer labs (with ~20 shared computers, and some individual attention if you had problems) like chemistry or physics labs, with write ups and some theory. It was enough to pique my interest in computers certainly, so age appropriate lesson accomplished I think, relatively speaking.