I think math can be taught just fine without dragging programming into it. Basic math is usually abstracted away in programming anyway - it would be no differen

I think math can be taught just fine without dragging programming into it. Basic math is usually abstracted away in programming anyway - it would be no different than using a calculator. Plus, the level that you'd need to reach for the kid to see something interesting as a result of math would require so much time and knowledge that you'd have been better off to just teach them fractions.