That's an interesting model. I completely agree it'd boost appreciation for the higher level languages, but I wonder if that'd be to the detriment of lower leve

That's an interesting model. I completely agree it'd boost appreciation for the higher level languages, but I wonder if that'd be to the detriment of lower level languages. I guess you'd need to emphasise that there are times when you might want to use a lower-level language - something I didn't appreciate for a while ("Why would I want to use C and manage memory when I can just use Java?"). Maybe using an embedded system as part of the course would come in handy here.