[Wylug-discuss] PDA's in schools

[Stephen Patterson]

On 11 Jan 07, Andrew J Cole (ajcole at ajcole.org) wrote:
> As a report last week which seems to have killed off some daft goverment
> proposals for IT testing in schools said the use of computers in schools
> is actually pretty pathetic and concentrates far too much on vocational
> elements (which in most cases is familiarity with MS software -- here
> OpenOffice would seem to fit quite nicely).

Exactly, there's too much which is promoted as 'computing' thats simply training
people how to use some (albeit very common) applications, and which probably
wouldn't be done for another subject. Can you imagine a metalworking course that
leaves trainees only able to operate the classroom tools and not similar
tools from other suppliers?

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