Just a suggestion for you Andrew...a little tip I learned from my conflict resolution days. Try and put yourself in the other persons place and try and seeing things from their side.
Maybe try shadowing him for a day or half day or even a hour or so to get an idea of the kind of day and particular tasks that he has to face everyday. If you can positively explore with him and get some insight into his world, he may be more willing to sit and work with you to find a suitable compromise to resolve your issue. Maybe while you guys are working with each other instead of against each other then he may be more willing to listen to you. And maybe you can teach him a few things. Who knows...maybe this could be the start of a part-time job or some great hands-on experience for you...assuming you are looking at a career in technology. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Andrew Graupe > Sent: March 9, 2004 8:33 PM > To: Calgary Linux Users Group > Subject: [clug-talk] Re: Linux at School > > > Once again, thanks for the advice. Firstly, I don't think talking to the > principal would be too hard, barring the following obstacles: > 1. I'm too busy. I was just out sick for two weeks (during which > I set up > my SSH server). > 2. She's too busy. > 3. She has no great understanding of computers or networks beyond what is > needed to do her job. > > I acknoledge your concern about criticizing the tech, which I don't think > I have done. I am merely pointing out that, since we used Knoppix, he's > paranoid about anything he doesn't understand (especially if it involves > the word "Linux"). Other than that, he is good at his job. I also agree > that he has to be paranoid to some degree when dealing with Jr. high kids. > > He claims that he will test PuTTY at some point. I asked him early this > morning, and, although I've seen him several times during the day, he has > done nothing (except bust me for using it). My concern about the test is > his lack of understanding of SSH itself. I wouldn't bet that he > knows how > to use a Linux command line (which could work to my advantage or not). > > I will say that, if the test comes to pass, I need to steer him away from > these areas: > > No firewall on browser > IRC client > > I don't think the browser will be a big issue if it comes up, because it > is only text-mode. The IRC client is a different matter, but he would > have to know what he was doing to find it. I, unlike some other immature > people, would not abuse these programs. > > I guess I'll see what tomorrow brings in the way of SSH approval. > > Thanks for your support > > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca
