Andrew Lentvorski wrote: > James G. Sack (jim) wrote: > >> So where do we go to learn about blame-management economics? [politics?] > > I don't know, most people seem to learn that one very quickly on their > own ... > > The larger question we should be asking is simply "Do computers belong > in high schools?" > > My answer is: no. Therefore, I'm not really interested in the Windows > vs. Linux battle in schools under collegiate level. I would rather the > money go to books and supplies, thanks. > > A different question should be: "Do all high school students have access > to a useful word processor?" That's trickier and may be a more useful > tack. All students *need* a word processor in high school. Do all > students who need that actually have one at home? I don't know. Others > on the list may be better qualified to answer the question. If they > don't, do they know where they can go get one? Is Linux sufficiently > compatible with the school system to work like this? Nowadays, probably > yes. A cheap USB stick handles moving things back and forth to school > for printing.
Hmmm, does anybody know of a list/discussion of the benefits to students that are presumed to result from computer availability? Regards, ..jim -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
