[K12OSN] Open Office

[Bob McCaa]

This has been a contention point in our district over the adoption of
OSS:  Applications vs. Concepts.

Our Technology Coordinator feels that "the world" uses Microsoft
products, so that is what we should teach.  "Word Processing" means
using Microsoft Word, "Spreadsheets" means using Microsoft Excel, and
"Database" means using Microsoft Access.

I believe in teaching the concepts:  If you teach the concept over the
application, the concept will carry over to the next generation when the
application is invalidated by time.

What happens when the student graduates, gets a job, and the employer is
running Linux to reduce the TCO?



On Fri, 2006-09-22 at 05:36 -0700, Mel Wade wrote:
> On 9/22/06, William Fragakis <william at fragakis.com> wrote:
>         Think how useful it would be to be leaving
>         college now with an intimate knowledge of Word Perfect or Word
>         5.0? (Not
>         that there aren't places that still use it.) 
> 
> Agreed.  However, in high school, where I teach, we must also give
> them the skills needed to complete their education using products
> available today. 
> 
> -- 
> Mel Wade
> "The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do." -
> BF Skinner
> www.melwade.com 
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