We have one tech for 650 winduhz computers. 25% of them are down all the time. He doesn't have time to work on them. The teacher says he plays games on his computer all day long and then installs new computers when they come in.
We have teachers who have never been on the Internet. The tech doesn't have a degree from college, yet gets paid as much as a certified teacher. Teachers are a bitter about it. The labs are down most of the time. Students cannot do work at home on a diskette and bring it to school and put the diskette in the machines. Since viruses can even be passed on, on burned CD's, I am sure that the same rule applies. My two sons learned to use Macintoshes at home and now have jobs because they are Macintosh savvy. They easily move from a Winduhz computer to a Macintosh. The school bought computers from a "friend" who decided to make computers. A quarter of them didn't last a month. The first excuse was that teachers were putting the CPU's on the carpet and the static was zapping motherboard. One excuse after another. I think they have now switched to Dell. When I left, I took the only Macintosh in the system home. Not once did I let the tech look at my computer. If I wanted it upgraded, I upgraded it myself. I brought it home with me and here it sits. Yes, ... I have mentioned to the supt. that both my kids have jobs in the tech field because of Macs. They would be both considered geniuses by every computer using graduate from our school. We graduate kids who know how to use programs, but don't know how computer operate. We also have teachers who are helpless when their computer goes down. I asked the drama teacher if she was ready for report cards. She said, no, that her computer was down and she was going to have to figure grades by hand. In our school system, the computer situation would get a D-, and that would be high. Can you imagine spending 30,000 dollars on computers and then not teaching your teachers how to use them and how to fix them? I don't feel sorry for them. Dale ===== Caddo County Harpman! Keeping the Bluesharp and Country harp tradition alive in Oklahoma!! A Bb harp in a Cb and Fb environment. www.dalehill.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- MacInSchool 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> MacInSchool list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/macinschool.shtml> --> 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/macinschool%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
