[K12OSN] Best approach to calm the school's administration about Linux?

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On Fri, 28 May 2004, Joseph Bishay wrote:

> It seems rumours within the school's administration/board abound that
> the lab we have is totally useless for preparing students for future
> computer use/education.

those with a linux computer education can operate just about any computer
on just about any operating system

those only trained in a proprietary enviorenment are handicapped by being
locked into only a single way to do things.


Bob


>
> Background: we are a small private Christian elementary school with a
> very limited budget and basic staffing. The school board is also made
> up of people who have no experience in teaching (mostly business
> people) and they don't interact with the school directly (IE: they're
> completely out of touch).
>
> What would be the best way to reassure them that the system we have
> IS able to prepare the students for the future (IE: Doesn't need to
> be Windows)? Note that in our area (Toronto) there is no ministry-
> mandated computer curriculum, so essentially the lab is used as a
> reference room for other subjects.
>
> Thanks,
> Joseph
>
>
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