@profoundlynerdy If I may continue to impose on your time—

1. I shudder to think how many kids we keep away from math and engineering by making them think that they have to be good at grade school arithmetic and calculation first. Similarly, I am ecstatic that visual (Processing.js, Cinder, OpenFramekworks, Scratch) and audible (Sonic Pi) programming draw so many in. As a learner and a teacher, I do not believe beginners should be made to prove themselves with stodgy, boring "basics".