Acceptance of OpenOffice.org (was Re: Gov't , economics and technology (was Re: METROCAST BLOCKS RESIDENTIAL E-MAIL))

[Jerry Feldman]

On Monday 13 March 2006 1:37 pm, Randy Edwards wrote:
>    Just for the record, when I said "computer science" this is exactly
> what I was referring to.  Far too often I've seen classes that are
> devolved to the point to where they are little more than memorization
> exercises for MS Office.  That isn't education it's "training," and it's
> a sure-fire way to ensure that people's knowledge is thoroughly outdated
> when
> software/technology changes.
I agree. There is a lot to be said for training elementary, middle and high 
school kids to use some of the many tools that they have available, and I'm 
not adverse to training them on how to use MS Office. But, when they call a 
class "computer science" they should teach computer science, not how to use 
a tool.  


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