[K12OSN] Making K12LTSP 'school friendly'

["Terrell Prudé, Jr."]

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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