[K12OSN] Making K12LTSP 'school friendly'
"Terrell Prudé, Jr."
microman at cmosnetworks.com
Thu Feb 10 23:51:50 UTC 2005
Les Mikesell wrote:
>>What we have now does *not* warrant the wholesale
>>abandonment of books, on the contrary - the book learning is now
>>desperately needed to get kids to actually think and write.
>>
>>
>
>Well, that's a different argument, and one I'll defer to experts.
>I can take a pile of books and a quiet space and learn something
>from them. There are people who can't, but can learn in other
>ways that technology is just starting to deliver.
>
>
Actually, that was my original argument. What's wrong with books,
pencil, and paper, and why is there such stiff opposition to their use
when they work so well? I just don't see the justification for blowing
all that dough on Reader Rabbit, the Windows license required to run it,
the technician's time to constantly clean/disinfect/repair/reimage the
thing (times how many boxes in your school), and the constant threat of
a BSA audit, requiring staff to spend time maintaining all those
licenses. I simply don't see the cost/benefit argument for that when
the combination of K12LTSP and actual books/pencils/paper works so well
for actually educating children.
Given my above argument, can you enlighten me as to why Windows-only
programs like Reader Rabbit make sense in a school? If you can refute
what I've presented, I will, going forward, actively support Reader
Rabbit, etc. In any case, I'm quite willing to listen.
--TP
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