[nzlug] OSS in Nz schools

[Robin Sheat]

On Sunday 04 February 2007 12:21, Mark Foster wrote:
> I don't think Primary School students should be dealing with Programming
> at all.
I don't think so, I started (at my own volition) in primary school, helped 
along when I got to intermediate and had teachers who knew it too, and gave 
me the resources I needed (i.e. an Apple IIc boot disk and BASIC reference 
manual). It did a world of good for my performance in maths.

I don't think there needs to be a class on it at that level, say. But I think 
it's about the best time to provide the opportunity for interested students.

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