Perfect fit here Free Software and Education
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| PaulFerris Jan 25, 2005 9:10 AM EDT |
I've said it before quite a few times that Free Software should be at the forefront of education -- I just hope they make the concept something that directly affects the kids. Like, they learn Linux and some programming concepts on a Unix like system ahead of stuff like how to make word documents and draw pretty pictures. The thing is that proprietary software rarely includes the programming languages that a typical Linux distribution -- it's more a system that's made to do just one task, not one that's made to extend something. Take that away from a young mind and the possibilities get rather limited for what you can do in the future. A lot of people would argue that only one in a thousand kids will ever end up writing a program in their lives. I would argue that if they never know, the number of kids that realize this potential will be smaller still -- and that it's that one in a thousand kid that needs the exposure to Free Software the most. |
| tuxchick Jan 25, 2005 12:02 PM EDT |
yeah, most "computer education" in schools is raising up a generation of good little office worker bees, rather than the next generation of programmers and network administrators. |
| PaulFerris Jan 25, 2005 12:53 PM EDT |
How are you going to cook if the recipes are hidden and the stove locked away? |
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