Hi Elana,
On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 9:48 PM, elana langer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
d) Although I think building a tagging tool around kids natural ways
of thinking is really exciting, most teachers/schools/gov'ts are
really concerned that this OS isn't preparing kids for the digital age
there is a very common feeling amongst policy makers and teacher that
the XO doesn't really prepare students for the field of IT. There was
a pilot project done in Mongolia that was run by the Japanese gov't
where they introduced Linux to 4 towns. The students went on to study
at the Mongolian IT
Am 09.10.2008 um 19:10 schrieb elana langer:
there is a very common feeling amongst policy makers and teacher that
the XO doesn't really prepare students for the field of IT. There was
a pilot project done in Mongolia that was run by the Japanese gov't
where they introduced Linux to 4 towns.
On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 03:13:27AM +0200, Bert Freudenberg wrote:
Am 09.10.2008 um 19:10 schrieb elana langer:
Essentially, in the minds of [teachers, parents, gov't officials],
fluency on windows, being able to do power point presentations and
surf the web is what being prepared means.
