There's some charm to it, but in general, assembly languages is far too low level to solve much of any interesting problem (unless the problems one is intereste

There's some charm to it, but in general, assembly languages is far too low level to solve much of any interesting problem (unless the problems one is interested in are in the domain of "How do I reduce this compiler to an assembly implementation so I can use this language on a specific piece of hardware?"). So you may run into some real challenges retaining student interest. But I think it's a good suggestion; I certainly learned a bit from learning Apple's assembly on the ][c that I hadn't encountered elsewhere.