Ryan,
Thanks. I myself learned Scheme back in the day using DrScheme. For the learning/teaching populace that we are talking about, I feel this would be a bit over the top.
Thank you.
In our system, LaTeX (as of now) comes quite a little bit later in the studies, for (some of) those who decide to pursue a degree in the sciences. I think it is better to keep it that way for at least a few more years, till the number of people who know LaTeX is sufficiently large : it is always easier to teach kids things that many adults have some inkling of.
One good reason is: for a large majority of these students, the only computers they get to use are the ones in their school labs. Without a computer to read it on, how would they access the material at home?