Re: [seul-edu] linux.com and cnet cover seul-edu

["George Free" <gfree@linux.ca>]

In this connection, I find the Computer Programming for Everybody (CP4E)
initiative very exciting.
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Bill writes:


>I don't think this is just a problem with teacher
>training but with computer education in general. Until
>this changes and computer education is approached as you
>suggested then we will always be struggling with the
>platform issue.
>
>Bill
>
>Quoting Jan Hlavacek <jhlavacek@sf.edu>:
>
>>In general,  I think the teacher preparation as far as
>computers are
>> concerned is pretty poor.  Part of it is that it is
>mostly done the
>> wrong way:  people learn how to use some specific
>(microsoft, usually)
>> applications to do administrative tasks,  instead
>learning how computers
>> work, what they can do to help us teach, and how to
>use them in a
>> creative way.
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