Re: [luv-talk] Teaching children programming on mac

Trent W. Buck wrote:

My knee-jerk language choice for a pedagogical[*] first language is Scheme for the top-down mathematics approach, and a nice clean assembly language (or C, in a pinch) for a bottom-up electrical engineering approach. In the former case, SICP and the associated video lectures are available gratis online.

PS: I forgot to add any useful recommendations. My opinion of Python as a teaching language is unprintable. I'm thinking a DSL like TADS/Inform or Logo, although I don't have enough direct experience with either to make it a strong recommendation.