On Sun, Jun 13, 2010 at 9:24 PM, Dennis Myhand <dmyh...@suddenlink.net>wrote:
> Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote: > >> >> Why there is not a basic computer practices class I do not understand. >> >> >> >> > I have tried to teach that very class for the last 7 years. Most of my > students could not care less about what I am talking about. They are there > to fulfill the state requirements for a technology class and once they > achieve that, they have no idea what you have talked about, because they > have already forgotten it. In 7 years of teaching I have had 4 students say > they have used something I taught them in a college class they had later in > life. The vast majority of my students are convinced that they already know > all there is to know about using a computer and they have no intention of > learning more. Rarely do I get a student who is actually wanting to learn. > Most of the time I get the student who tells me there is no way Ohm's Law > will work. Peace, Dennis > _______________________________________ > I can understand that in an office drone paper shuffler who is on the IT lockout track. But media types of all persuasions who enter small or freelance operations and ignore the need of CPU and network system practices will be a burden to their bosses and may not last long. Production deadlines for customers leave no time for rookie mistakes. -- Adrian D'Alessio aka; Fluxstringer fluxstrin...@gmail.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/fluxstreamcommunication/ http://www.youtube.com/fluxstringer http://www.facebook.com/FluxStringer http://www.linkedin.com /in/fluxstreamcommunications http://flux-influx.blogspot.com/ http://fluxdreams.designbinder.com/ -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
