[mouseroot]

quit trying to teach kids with pseudo languages and actually teach them something they can use something like python is exactly what you should be teaching kids something they can take with them and build upon languages like Scratch and Alice are worthless because they require you to learn the program instead of the concepts once they get the concepts its a done deal they can choose they're own path...its 2013 kids are smart as fuck even at a young age.

[VonGuard]

We have a Python course ready to go for the kids that graduate from the Scratch class. We just need a couple more teachers.

[aroberge]

How about using rur-ple? (a Python implementation of Karel the robot which provides a smooth transition to Python)

[mouseroot]

yea expose the kids to real life problem solving, after they get the basics they can solve thier own problems.