If it&#x27;s being used as a teaching language, it depends on the students. Some students will rail against the idea of learning a tool, any tool, that they don&#x27;t think they would use professionally, even if the purpose of using the tool is to give them a different perspective on programming.<p>Also, some people just really hate the parentheses (not me).<p>Also, some people really hate the Beatles (not me). More so in the &#x27;60s as contemporary artists, less so now when they&#x27;re more likely to be referred to in a historical context. But still. The White Album had no shortage of devastating reviews when it came out.<p>I&#x27;d imagine Scheme as a teaching language would be less controversial in schools where the CS students are more likely to already know some programming when they start, and&#x2F;or don&#x27;t have as much of a trade school mentality.