Subject: Re: a few dumb questions
From: larry collier (lcollier@ak.net)
Date: Sun May 05 2002 - 00:44:11 AKDT
My son was there two years ago and they had zero Macs. Mostly pc's with windows
but did Linux on demand. Not a lot of expertise in Linux but no atagonisms either
Larry
5/4/02 4:06:10 PM, "Scott Johnson" <sjohnson@gci.net> wrote:
>
>The instructor of the Computer Science class over at King Career Center does
>a Linux course as part of the class.
>
>Scott
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "stephen king" <sking@chartercollege.edu>
>To: "'KURT BRENDGARD '" <brendgard@yahoo.com>; "stephen king"
><sking@chartercollege.edu>
>Cc: <aklug@aklug.org>
>Sent: 04 May, 2002 13:10
>Subject: RE: a few dumb questions
>
>
>>
>> Sorry, Kurt, I wasn't trying to flame you and I apologize if it seemed
>that
>> way. On an overall basis, in fact, I kind of agree with several of your
>> points. It's just that I've been sitting here growing more and more
>> agitated at the comments that some folks were making and it just all
>> unloaded when I read "lawsuit" in your e-mail. First, I'm a teacher by
>> profession, and a part-time IT person too. Second, I know some of the
>folks
>> who're entrenched in both the administration and the teaching side of ASD,
>> who're "fighting the good fight" against general illiteracy, so I do get
>> kinda rankled sometimes by some of the stuff I hear.
>>
>> Some of the posts I've read say that people have already attempted
>projects
>> that've failed for one reason or another. If that applies to you, go
>ahead
>> and delete this e-mail now.
>>
>> The educational process is a fairly segmented one, for better or for
>worse.
>> That means you need to be very specific about what you're attempting to
>> remedy. If you're looking to give kids exposure to Linux, then ASD's
>> bureaucracy is not at all the place to start...how 'bout calling a school
>> and offering to let their computer science class(es) tour your facility?
>> While they're there you can talk to a teacher who's trained...and might or
>> might not actually be good at it...in the art of curriculum development
>> about adopting some Linux into their classroom. Their IT department's far
>> more likely to allow a Linux box or two in the classroom when a teacher
>> wants it than they are with outsiders standing on the street with
>"lawsuit"
>> flaming out their mouths. Yet another idea would be to actually get
>> involved...become a teacher yourself...then you can introduce the
>curriculum
>> you want (um...yeah...that's a bit on the fantasy-level extreme, but it's
>> close enough). Third idea...if the "our kids" are actually your kids, go
>in
>> with them to school and talk to their teachers. Offer to help out...bring
>> in a linux box for the kids to play with. They might say no, in which
>case
>> you might have cause to rant, but even then try to consider the issue from
>> the (overworked, underpaid) teacher's side too before you go off on 'em.
>>
>> If the bureaucracy is your target...run for School Board, folks. If you
>> think it can be done better, by all means try your hand at it. I'd vote
>for
>> you, but I can't, as I live in Wasilly. That is, however, why the system
>is
>> the way it is, and it's far less expensive for the school district to have
>a
>> change of power from the electoral process than for it to have to fight an
>> expensive lawsuit.
>>
>> Stephen
>>
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