[h2odragon]

"C is too hard" isn't your worry at this stage. Get some kids doing stuff and worry about what language and platform to use when they complain. MicroPython might be easier; indeed... doesn't matter if none of the kids are interested in bending wires.

My small sample of "minecraft kids" were very willing to spend effort in minecraft and eager to learn for self directed goals. But none of that translated into the real world at all. Making real things was something they expect others to do, I think.

Best of luck; perhaps that wont be a problem for you.

[simplerman]

Interesting, would love to know more about your experience. Was it school? or Kids joined it on their own?

[h2odragon]

Daughter and friends while school wasn't in session, last year. Nothing formal; they appreciate "better redstone" tips and were delighted to show off the work they were doing but "real" was like a cognitive gap for them...

~12yo might've been too young, or too old; and my failures to communicate don't reflect on them. Still. It was disconcerting; I was tearing up TVs and stuff at that age and they fear to use a tool.