That seems to fit into the American culture of one size fits all.
My cousin graduated from what we would call a Vo-Tech high school in
Germany (Hochshule) and she was required to learn two different
foreign languages along with her German studies.
Here if they learn one foreign language you are lucky. (In Alabama
to receive an Advanced Diploma you are required to have two years of
a foreign language. It is not required for a regular HS diploma)
So it just makes sense for the students to learn both. My wife did
when she went back and got her HS diploma as an adult. Used her
training to work at a Newspaper that ran Mac's. (which were not problem free.)
Stewart
At 09:09 PM 5/26/2009, you wrote:
Much of what Tom saw about IT in the publishing business, I have
seen in my own work environment (a county government agency).
One such example: The IT department is proud of the fact that they
have convinced school age section of our agency to abandon it's Mac
for Windows machines. They say it will be easier if they (the
students) don't have to to learn a new OS when they come to the
adult program. I work in the adult program and have never had a
client who had that problem. (I've been working with Adults &
computers for over 12 years - longer than anyone has been working
in our IT dept.)
I personally believe that person should know the basics of at least
two OS. Much of it carries over from one to the other.
Steve
Rev. Stewart A. Marshall
mailto:popoz...@earthlink.net
Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org
Ozark, AL SL 82
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