I don't necessarily see it as a 'wow' language, but I think the real valuable thing about Scheme is that the implementation details are within the grasp of a tw

I don't necessarily see it as a 'wow' language, but I think the real valuable thing about Scheme is that the implementation details are within the grasp of a twelve year old. Python on the other hand requires a lot of high-level CS to properly understand its inner workings. And you can do fun stuff in any language.