[Gllug] Re: Gllug digest #2082 - Software for Schools

[Roger Whittaker]

There's a big difference between what they need and what they think or are
being told that they need.  This is an area of massive hypocrisy in
schools - very large amounts of so-called educational software get bought
and then used very little.

On Tue, 3 Sep 2002 robin.c.smith at bt.com wrote:

> The important thing is to determine what software packages they need for the
> curriculum.
> Who do we contact? I don't mind writing Python based modules and selling
> them to the education authorities.
>
> Regards
>
> Robin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roger Whittaker [mailto:roger at suse.co.uk]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 09:14
> To: gllug at linux.co.uk
> Subject: Re: [Gllug] Re: Gllug digest #2082 - Software for Schools
>
>
> We do some direct promotion to schools of exactly this kind, though funds
> for this kind of thing are limited.  But as an ex-teacher I have a
> particular personal interest in this and if you know of schools which are
> interested but need encouragement, I'm more than happy for my name to be
> passed on to them.
>
> On Wed, 21 Aug 2002, Frank Kelly wrote:
>
> > On Tuesday 20 August 2002 22:42, Chris Bell wrote:
> > > I did some work in a primary school earlier this year, and when I
> > > mentioned Linux I was told that the school was required to provide the
> > > software specified by the government. Does anyone have any further
> > > information?
> >
>
> [ ... ]
>
> > I have considered taking on the task of writing to head-teachers and
> promoting
> > Linux myself.  Think Suse might help fund this?
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Frank Kelly
> >
> >
>
>

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Roger Whittaker
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