What Language for a kid

[Bill Freeman]

On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 10:05 AM, Matt Minuti <matt.minuti at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Agreed on Python, but trying to grok the difference between whitespace
> characters (let alone nonprinting characters) when you don't really
> understand characters is a little frustrating. In my experience teaching
> 5th graders through high schoolers, getting semicolons seems to take 2-5
> minutes, then it's solid. Getting whitespace characters takes anywhere from
> 5-10 minutes, to weeks. Minimizing time in the weeds is useful for
> everyone, but especially beginners.  ...
>

I can't resist.  There is always lisp.  No indentation.  No semicolons.
Format it so that it makes sense to you.  Anyone approaching algebra will
get the bonus of learning that parentheses must match.
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