As most of them here are suggesting... learning "programming" should be the real motive. Any language your teacher is excited about should be just fine. In fact

As most of them here are suggesting... learning "programming" should be the real motive. Any language your teacher is excited about should be just fine. In fact I would suggest that even things like Scratch(http://scratch.mit.edu http://scratch.mit.edu) can be an awesome step towards learning programming without being bogged down by syntax. You can even write Android apps using http://appinventor.googlelabs.com/about/ http://appinventor.googlelabs.com/about/ Ultimately you will have to learn syntax though but it won't be a big deal. If you want to know what the current "fashion" is, you can check out http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/paperinfo/tpci/index.html http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/paperinfo/tpci/index.... In that list u can see python cross vb... but when it comes to the big picture and long term, all that matters is if you can pick up a new language in a few days.