Python with PyGame ! I think that Python language when used with PyGame is even more fun for beginning programmers than QBasic was. With PyGame you can get so

Python with PyGame ! I think that Python language when used with PyGame is even more fun for beginning programmers than QBasic was. With PyGame you can get some pretty nifty graphics working quickly and also sound, music, etc. It is easy to write simple games with it too. For more older students it is easy to experiment with various physics problems.