[nzlug] open source in NZ schools

[yuri]

On 01/02/07, Michael Adams wrote:
> I actually disagree with this. You could teach six year olds on Office12
> if you like, but will it really prepare them Office15? How different
> will the UI be in 15 years when they hit the workforce?
>
> It's not six year olds that have the tendency to fit into the first
> group you outline. It is adults, specifically of my generation that were
> taught by rote.
>
> Kids at school are far more adaptable and it is definately a good
> grounding in general techniques that they want. OO.o, Abiword, or
> Office12?

Agreed. And so we can afford to pay more teachers it would be unwise
to choose the most expensive app for use in schools.

Yuri