[K12OSN] Why Linux?

[Jason]

I guess I have somewhat of an advantage.  I'm an employee and a parent 
:)  My one child goes to one of the schools in our board.

As a parent I can approach the board with a white paper documenting the 
benefits of using Linux and how well it has worked in out board before. 
   Thrown in how MS is throwing some curves and not running as smoothly 
as everyone expected.

Weird though.  Hire some consultants and techs but don't listen to their 
suggestions.


Terrell Prudé, Jr. wrote:
> This goes directly to something that I've said before.  In order to 
> convince idiotic school boards like that one, you have to make them 
> *look bad* to someone that they think matters.  You can't do it 
> yourself; they'll just label you a troublemaker and fire you.  Rather, 
> you get parents to do it.  If you're not in a rich school district, it's 
> easier.
> 
> If the Board members don't feel like they're in *imminent threat* of 
> very bad PR to parents, then they'll likely take your five pound pile of 
> paper and have it become five pounds of shredded recycle-bin fodder in 
> short order, if they even bother to shred it.  What that means is 
> convincing some parents to come with you to the school board meeting and 
> bringing this up.  If you can get a local news reporter, so much the 
> better.  Your position has to be that of "a teacher simply trying to 
> give my kids access to top-notch technology without us losing our 
> shirts."  Remember that; you've got to come off like Mr. Nice Guy 
> Teacher-Type Who Cares Only About His Wonderful Kids; newspapers and 
> parents like that.  If you can get other teachers to come with you, 
> that's good, but I've discovered that parents are more effective.
>