[nzlug] open source in NZ schools

[Vik Olliver]

On Wed, 2007-01-31 at 19:49 +1300, Cliff Pratt wrote:
> They learn the concepts by using a specific application. You can't
> teach the concepts except *by* using one application or another.

You can't stop the parroting behaviour unless you use a variety of
applications. Otherwise you end up with those people that Yuri met who
get lost if the application icon is moved to the other side of the
desktop.

I Met Jim Gettys at LCA2007 last month and he pointed out that both
MS-Word and OpenOffice are ludicrously over-featured for children.
Abiword is about right. He's got a good point there.

Vik :v)
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