>>1
I personally decided to learn Lisp, and Scheme in particular because it is a very simple language with good learning materials. I don’t think introducing programming or computer science in a large language is a good idea; it makes it seem that computer science is about searching for features. Forth might be a reasonable alternative for those so inclined.
>>3
If there is a Scheme enlightenment to be had my guess would be that it would simply be due to the learning materials available, and an early experience with exhaustively understanding a programming language. There simply aren’t many books like EoPL and SICP.