I think Harvard's CS50 course has got it right - some C for the first few weeks, then move on to Python. They also expand things in a way that exposes the stude

I think Harvard's CS50 course has got it right - some C for the first few weeks, then move on to Python. They also expand things in a way that exposes the students to a bunch of of other concepts - some JavaScript, some SQL, a bit of web programming, machine learning, games etc. I think for beginners getting a good idea of the landscape is more important that the specific language.