If he's going to uni next year, then perhaps he should enrol in 1 or 2 half-year courses this year? That'll prepare him in a lot better, I would think.
On 17/05/07, Gauland, Michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The certificate may not be worth much, but the experience of somewhat formal coursework will be. Aidan's been homeschooled his whole life, and we think getting a few "official" education credentials under his belt would help him ease into uni/real-world life. -----Original Message----- From: Andrew Errington [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 17 May 2007 2:32 p.m. To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Southern Institute of Technology--non-MS alternatives for coursework? On Thu, 17 May 2007 14:16, you wrote: > My son is interested in a certificate in "Internet and Webpages" from > Southern Institute of Technology (a distance-learning course). They say > students will need: Not to put a downer on this, but is the certificate worth anything? Wouldn't your son be better off having a go at building a website and learning from practical experience and the plethora of (free) information available? That aside, I'd agree that all the course equipment requirements could be met with the FOSS software you suggest (or any one of the myriad alternatives), with the exception of FrontPage. If you don't have it then you won't be able to take advantage of the many "FrontPage extensions" that impart a richness to your visitors' internet browsing experience that cannot be equalled. (nVu is okay I suppose, but vi[1] is adequate) A [1] or emacs ********************************************************************** This electronic message together with any attachments is confidential. If you receive it in error: (i) you must not use, disclose, copy or retain it; (ii) please contact the sender immediately by reply email and then delete the emails. Views expressed in this email may not be those of the Airways Corporation of New Zealand Limited **********************************************************************
