----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Harilal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 3:47 PM Subject: Re:
> > > Dear Harilal, > It is not a virtual Surrender to MNCS. Think about the logistics > involved. We have to train some 500 Master Trainers for training other > teachers. All the 2000 Schools should have sufficient copies of Software. > Then there is the need of a unified syllabus through the State, then only > exams could be conducted in the SSLC. Think about the training alone. > We are employing now 165 Master Trainers after giving them 15 days > training in association with Intel. These people are to give training to the > 60000 teachers. What do an average person learns on IT after15 days > training? But they are managing it because they are familiar with > Microsoft products, which are common through out this state. What about > the course materials for 60000 teachers? What about the Software at the > training centres? Does the free Software foundation man a call centre > where people can get help in our language whenever they encounter a > problem with Hardware or Software while using the free Software? There is > so many other logistical issues associated. > You must understand that IT @ School was started way back > in 2000. It is making some progress only during this year. Please note > that I took over on 17th August 2001 and was running pillar to post to > arrange all these logistics till April 2002. Apart from the DEOs and others > you may be astonished to hear the number of people with Project team, > which is implementing this mammoth the project. > > Executive Director-1 > Officers-5 > Data entry operators-3 > Peon-1 and > 165 MTs who are busy with training . We are training around 1300 high > school teachers is around 75 training centres every two weeks. > > We adopt a strategy to introduce Microsoft for the 1st year then move to > open office during 2nd year (for IT-2 text book) and introduces Linux and > open office in 50:50 arrangement with windows and Ms office from IT-3 > textbook onwards. When sufficient groundwork is done the school level > and teachers level we may increase the weightage of open Software in our > curriculum. This year Prof. Krishnan (University College, > Thiruvananthapuram). President of Trivandrum chapter Free Software > foundation is a member of the expert Committee overseeing the > preparation of IT-2 textbook. Need I say anything more. > > regards > > > Biju Prabhakar > > Executive Director > > IT @ School Project > > _______________________________________________ Fsf-friends mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mm.gnu.org.in/mailman/listinfo/fsf-friends
