On Mar 11, 2007, at 10:21 PM, MB Software Solutions General Account
wrote:
> When I went to school in the early 90s (Penn State Univ.), they taught
> us on Fortran and Pascal. Those were obsolete then, but the idea
> was to
> teach us logic and concepts and how to solve problems. So they were
> doing what you're saying. I guess the majority of schools are NOT
> taking approach anymore?
The remark about PowerPoint training was directed toward a recent
discussion here about Linux being used by an *elementary* school
system, wherein a couple of folks suggested that kids should only use
Windows and Windows Office apps, since that's what they'll need to
know when they graduate from college 15 years from now.
My point, and one which I think this video made very clearly, is
that *anything* you learn today will be obsolete by then. It's so
much more important to teach them about these tools and how they work
so that they can apply that knowledge to whatever comes down the
road, and maybe even create something better.
-- Ed Leafe
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