Few teachers are stickler to basics. When asked to teach their subject, they start with a particular emphasis on the basics.
But nobody is here to learn the intricate fundamentals of a discipline the very first time. Hell, you don’t know if they will even like it.
Let me take 3 things I dabble around in. Code, guitar and diving.
If before I teach someone the first line of code, I bore them with concepts of source and machine code, memory management, time complexity… they’d simply doze off.
If before I let someone play their first tune, I go down the route of chords, octaves and scales… they’d probaby think guitar is a very boring activity.
Same with diving. Nobody is ever going to come back if you teach them decompression before they even touch water.
Let them have fun first. Be amazed by printing a silly word on the screen. Revel in the joy of playing a popular tune. Get excited by making bubbles while breathing underwater.
They’ll learn the basics anyway if they like it.