JavaScript is a totally reasonable first language, considering it's unavoidable in web dev. As a former teacher, I think you might consider the way your own con

JavaScript is a totally reasonable first language, considering it's unavoidable in web dev. As a former teacher, I think you might consider the way your own context might color your messaging to your students, and how their context might be completely different. They don't need to understand JavaScript, in all its layers and quirks. They just need to get simple things done to begin to develop an intuition for the platform.