JavaScript is perhaps the most broadly and immediately useful language right now, whether or not it should be, and Python is probably the best balance of utility on its own, usefulness for learning concepts applicable to other languages, and accessibility of any language today.
VB is more distant from other languages than Python, more limited in its direct utility, and less useful for teaching general CS concepts.
Python and JS may not be the perfect set of choices, but they are good set, and certainly either is far better than VB.
VB is more distant from other languages than Python, more limited in its direct utility, and less useful for teaching general CS concepts.
Python and JS may not be the perfect set of choices, but they are good set, and certainly either is far better than VB.