<div dir="ltr">The Program is one great idea, but the localization by Country is very important. The Education System is diferent in all the contrys. The localization is in lenguage and educational structure. The structure US isn't the onlyone in the world. Regards, ---Hernan <div class="gmail_quote">2008/8/20 <<a href="mailto:pablo@proyectofedora.org">pablo@proyectofedora.org</a>> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Hi all, worldwide.. <div class="Ih2E3d"> Hello Everyone, >> >> I realize that some people have been confused, perplexed and perhaps >> annoyed at the lack of information being disseminated about what is >> going on >> vis-a-vis some programs being planned in the educational realm. After >> my >> brief comments at the NA ambassadors meeting a few weeks I would like to >> outline what has been going on to provide some clarity as well a grounds >> for >> discussions for everything. Let me start by saying that I apologize if >> it >> seemed like this was being done in secret, which it absolutely isn't, >> its >> just the choice was made to keep everything quiet until we could make >> some >> formal announcement in the coming months and that lead people to believe >> we >> were trying to cut people out of the process, which is not the case at >> all. </div><div class="Ih2E3d">It seems that i lost some mail before... :-) >> </div><div class="Ih2E3d">>> That being said, I am going to highlight some key pieces of strategy >> which >> for better or worse comprise our Fedora Education Strategy and feel free >> to >> comment on and/or disagree with any of these--thats why I'm putting this >> out, to get everyone involved in the process: >> >> 1. Open Source Curriculum - We are working with a talented group of >> people >> to try and put together both a platform and set of course materials in >> order >> to teach people and students world wide how to program using modern >> software >> engineering methodologies and with a focus on Free and Open Software >> tools >> and philosophy. </div><div class="Ih2E3d">Very Nice, but educational programs are very different in different places. Here in Argentina my chosen role, was promote Fedora on Digital break Access, something that Red Hat in the region could not spread correctly. Absense of Red Hat Educational Strategy ( in exception of Brazil ) generates "black holes" in Digital Break reduction. Be only focused on only High School programs is always let other parts alone. We cannot start a worldwide education program around only few tips. Educational strategy must be concerned around all aspects of education. We cannot start from a "all people are in the university", in some places on earth, like here, no all the people has this capability or access.. </div><div class="Ih2E3d">>> 3. Red Hat High 2.0 - Redefine RHH as a program working with the >> country's >> elite science and math high schools in order to get students >> familiarized >> with open source at the high school level. This ties in with the Open >> Curriculum. We know there are a number of similar initiatives but none >> which focus around getting students familiarized with open source. </div><div class="Ih2E3d">Nice, but elitist...needed, but not enough.... >> </div><div class="Ih2E3d">>> Thats basically that, I'm sure everyone will have more questions and >> comments and suggestions, so let's get everyone involved in this. What >> do >> you think? </div><div class="Ih2E3d">Of course its a great idea, even thought i dont know who could think that this gonna split ambassador program, but in one month, i will have the evidences in REAL LIFE, that no only high school educational strategy is the main target. We must learn from the past around OLPC program. This program fails in most of countries. Educatioal strategy was US centralized, and was not focused on real needs of each country. Now, if we want to go to a global educational strategy, all parts of the process must be considered. Strategy implies, more than strategy, implies concense... Regards Pablo Barrera -- Fedora-ambassadors-list mailing list </div><a href="mailto:Fedora-ambassadors-list@redhat.com">Fedora-ambassadors-list@redhat.com</a> <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-ambassadors-list" target="_blank">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-ambassadors-list</a> </blockquote></div> -- Hernán Pachas </div>