[Gllug] open source centric ICT in Schools from Sept 2012 ?

[Philip Hands]

On Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:26:45 +0000, John Hearns <hearnsj at googlemail.com> wrote:
> Karanbir,
> there was a very perceptive article in the Guardian yesterday on the
> same subject.
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2012/jan/09/computer-science-courses-digital-skills
> 
> UK companies being unable to recruit a decent quality of graduates.
> Good comment from the head of vehicle dynamics at Mercedes.
> 
> 
> I read the comments on that article on the train home last night -
> including the one about graduates being unable to actually come in to
> work 5 days a week and have an hour for lunch. I had an encounter with
> just such a self-worthy little git in my last company.

Come on John, tell us what you _really_ think.  :-)

As for the term Open Source -- I'm guessing they're hoping that someone
other than HM Gvmt. will end up paying for it.  i.e. "Let's use the
materials we found at the Khan Academy" ... (actually, that would be a
bloody good start).

Cheers, Phil.
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