In a message dated 9/8/2003 8:52:15 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Schools are run like
companies where people sit around and decide what equipment to buy by listening to the latest buzz words or whats popular with their IT guys. I dont think any of them look into what they really want to teach and what software will work (then buy the apropriate hardware for that software). This would take time and effort and would also diminish the power of the person doing the choosing (with their huge salary). >> I've always thought that school districts made their computer purchase decisions for the year based on the Super Bowl's commercials. My favorite line from a school board member telling parents and teachers that the district was really going to invest in the school by buying new computers to replace the Apple II computers so students could learn word processing. I had stayed quiet for three hours, that entire evening, but THAT was the last straw. I informed her that students had been able to do word processing, along with databases and spreadsheets, for the last twenty years on the Apple II computers. We didn't need new computers; our rooms only have four outlets, and maybe three of them work. JaY Resource Teacher -- Apple2list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Apple2list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/apple2.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/apple2list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
