[swannodette]

Kids are not fooled. Programming a computer and calculator are also not the same thing. While I enjoyed hacking on my graphing calculator as well, the limitations of the calculator (no color, small screen, no keyboard) made it fairly limited for learning any broader concepts about programming.

[iamwil]

The point is access, not completeness. Kids have access to more devices that are easy to program, just less so their computers.