[Verse] Why did they stop teaching Sexp Education In Schools? [Verse 2] And started teaching Python? what fools. From the mouth of a snake For goodness sake When did that Ever end well? [Verse 3] Well, from M-I-T I see the cracks arising. All the Scheming and Racketeering they're despising. I don't know Walt, that seems pretty Sussman. I really wanted to say that I'm willing I'm abelson to hear them out But [Verse] But the last time we spoke parseltongue even partially, son As Atom and Eve We Were Deceived [Verse] So it's just hard to believe Monty Carlo holds the Holy Grail They'll say: With Python they won't ever fail. They say: They'll be taught "pragmatic skills that they actually can apply to their everyday life" and not stupid things like how to actually write -- a metacircular evaluator Why would you want to go and do that for? Timeless wisdom embedded perhaps? In any case like it matters? They just want to write apps.