| Chris Mann on Fri, 5 Sep 2003 10:32:12 -0400 |
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On Fri, 2003-09-05 at 10:07, Craig Brennan wrote: > I wonder what the licensing fees are for all that technology? As a > former Philly school district teacher, I'd be willing to bet that was > an afterthought, and it will cost them much more than they think it > will. I was thinking the same thing. I also think it's a disservice to the students. Microsoft is only one part of the computer world, and to only teach on their products would be a bad move. I would liken it to teaching only American history and forgoing world history. The students will go on thinking MS is the end all be all of the computer world. Personally, I think "This Is A Bad Thing" from both a personal stand point and a parental standpoint. I would rather my kidlet learn about the different kinds of options available to him and then have him make his choice. I feel sorry for the people who have to admin this schools network. I would imagine most of their time would be spent patching. I also think it makes Jon's project even more relevant (not that it was ever anything but) and timely. -- Christopher Mann Systems Administrator Stonebridge Bank cmann@stonebridgebank.com *This email has been digitally signed using GnuPG.* *http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2440.html* Attachment:
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