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by noelwelsh 3676 days ago
Agree 100%. The strong connections between FP and maths make the programming in an FP language very much like doing maths. Usually very simple maths, but that's a good thing.

You might like the Bootstrap curriculum: http://www.bootstrapworld.org/ It's developed by the PLT research group behind Racket and How to Design Programs. Very good stuff.