[Lust] Schools rant

[Trevor Jenkins]

On Thu, 5 Oct 2006, Steven Goodwin <steev at tuls.pauken.co.uk> wrote:

> On Thu, Oct 05, 2006 at 08:27:24AM +0100, Robin Smith wrote:
>
> > What they are teaching is not IT but how to do some commercial packages
> > - very disappointing.
>
> It's more disappointing to know that this is not uncommon. Since many
> employers want "skills with Word" ...

Not only employers but some (all?) of the exam bodies awarding GCSE/AS/A2
level qualifications are Microsoft-centric.

> The fact MS subsidize school computers and their applications is a bonus
> for them.

By "subsidize" you mean requiring them to pay for systems that are over
speced for what they do. You need a fast processor, lots of RAM and speedy
disks to be able to display that f***ing animated paper clip.

Regards, Trevor

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