On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 9:55 AM, mike <[email protected]> wrote: > I suspect this is like anything..why can't they learn both? There are MUCH > larger problems with our eduction system than which OS to learn. I'd much > rather have them at a very young age begin to learn other languages, a more > broadly based education in general will help them in many areas.
I agree. However, the Fairfax County, Virginia school system is preparing to eliminate ALL foreign language courses. This is the same school system essentially requires that students do all research online, file their homework online, and teachers even hand out the daily homework assignments online. A recent article in the Washington Post described how poorer students without home computers flood local libraries every school day, often having to travel miles to get there, just to get their assignments, do their homework and file their assignments, but often with a 30 minute per-session limit on computer access as well as having to have a library card to even use the library computers. This is such a ridiculous situation, at least in my opinion, as to cause me to ask this question: What is the most used internet search term in the entire Washington DC metropolitan area? How about "fcps blackboard," according to data from Google. That is the Fairfax County school system site where these students have to go to get their assignments, find out what URLs they have to go to in order to do their homework research, and even to post their assignments. Steve ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
