[geeks] Q: Regarding Linux in K-12 education

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From: Lionel Peterson <lionel4287 at gmail.com>
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> On Jan 17, 2010, at 8:37 AM, Mike Meredith <very at zonky.org> wrote:
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> > Migrating to FOSS in the classroom is actually harder than in the
> > office.
> 
> Exactly right.
> 
> Teachers view their classrom as their world and resist change tooth  
> and nail. Also, a simple 'we are going to run Linux/FOSS' statement  
> from the board/superintendent simply wouldn't fly...
> 
> Lionel

One reason is that too many teachers have seen the "latest and greatest"
turn out to be huge fizzles which did nothing more than waste time and
money which could have been put to better use.  Been there too many times
myself.  Even worse when it is thrown at you and you have to "make it work."

Bob