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Story: Government: Open source could halve school IT bills
Posted by: Seb (Tuesday 10 May 2005, 1:49 PM)
"Great. We'll have a generation of people taught to use non-standard software."
How about a generation of people who know how to use software based on recognised open standards, rather than the arbitrary ones decided on the whim of a firm whose primary motivation is money?
How about a generation of people who know how to use computers, rather than just applications?
Computing education in schools should start from the bottom, and work up. I firmly believe that the first thing a child should be taught on a computer is how to write a 'hello world' program (the language is up to you), and that everything should follow from there.
I'm not saying that everyone should learn how to write a complex word processor before being able to write a letter, but i am saying that they should have some comprehension of what's behind it.
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Thank you, annonymous.
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Martiin, I would agree that time co... Anonymous
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we run only linux (xandros) at... george
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@ George
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Learning a non-standard software? Sounds like... Steve Conners
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In Canada, the PEEL District shool board is or has... george
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So little time and so much to do.
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Arthur, the environment in which I work is a... Martin Scholes
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