The thing with block editors is that they're easier to teach. Bare in mind that most school teachers aren't going to be proficient in an imperative language. So

The thing with block editors is that they're easier to teach. Bare in mind that most school teachers aren't going to be proficient in an imperative language. Some barely cope with MS Word and Excel. It's very easy for us to harp on about how language 𝒙 is easier than Scratch et al, but we are able to debug programs that fail to compile or execute as expected. We are able to assist with writing the syntax from memory and we can set up the development environment (code editor, language framework and run time, etc). This is all stuff that block editors make easy. It's also worth noting that most primary schools - which is the sort of level that Scratch is introduced - don't even have their own on-site IT assistant so if the teacher gets troubled by software then they often have to wait a few days for their contracted support to next visit the school.