Relating to the EDM179 subject:
http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/01/11/1613207 - I've put a
comment (as 'daveewart') into the article.
Dave.
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Sent a follow-up to my MP, Evan Harris, today. This is in reply to a
letter from him asking for more info:
This is what I wrote: http://www.sungate.co.uk/?p=273
Cheers,
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Martin Fitzpatrick wrote:
> I wouldn't be overly suprised that you're getting some kind of canned
> response to your initial contact.
Without doubt. Several members have had the same response now.
> Take this "standard reply" as an invitation to take the conversation
> further. Reiterate any p
On 22/12/06, James Tait <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > There are also parts in there that
> > I recognise from somewhere (e.g. "measured inclusion rather than blanket
> Sorry to respond to my own post, but I just realised why it all seems so
> familiar -- it's almost word-for-word what's in the of
Jonathan Lees wrote:
>
>
> I see on the wiki page that the education project is getting started,
> would it be possible to get another ubuntu mailing list going that can
> be dedicated to education?
I know of
==
http://www.edubuntu.org/Community
edubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com
E
Toby Smithe wrote:
> On Fri, 2006-12-29 at 12:16 +, James Tait wrote:
[...]
> I find it astonishing that people are more prepared to support software
> which they cannot see the code.
We are deeply immersed in a society of Marketing an dretail
advertising, with a known larg edash of hype.
l work on the IT teachers.
Jonathan
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of James Tait
Sent: Fri 12/29/2006 12:16 PM
To: British Ubuntu Talk
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] EDM179
Hi All,
There's been quite a lot of discussion about this while I've been away
over the Xmas
On Fri, 2006-12-29 at 12:16 +, James Tait wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> There's been quite a lot of discussion about this while I've been away
> over the Xmas period, and since I've been so vocal on the subject in the
> past (I'm like a dog with a bone!) I'd like to offer my tuppence worth
> on the sub
Hi All,
There's been quite a lot of discussion about this while I've been away
over the Xmas period, and since I've been so vocal on the subject in the
past (I'm like a dog with a bone!) I'd like to offer my tuppence worth
on the subject.
Beginning with the article from Computer Active, I agree t
On Tue, 2006-12-26 at 20:01 +, Dave Ewart wrote:
> On Sunday, 24.12.2006 at 23:16 -, Jonathan Lees wrote:
>
> > The problem will never be resolved if non teachers can't see it from
> > the teachers point of view, managing a class of 31 students all with
> > different abilities working at d
On Sunday, 24.12.2006 at 23:16 -, Jonathan Lees wrote:
> The problem will never be resolved if non teachers can't see it from
> the teachers point of view, managing a class of 31 students all with
> different abilities working at different paces and keeping to
> government guidelines as to wha
Hello All
Just my opinion
On 24/12/06, Jonathan Lees <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The problem will never be resolved if non teachers can't see it from the
teachers point of view, managing a class of 31 students all with different
abilities working at different paces and keeping to government gui
f of Dave Ewart
Sent: Sun 12/24/2006 10:08 PM
To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] EDM179
On Sunday, 24.12.2006 at 20:34 +, Phil Bull wrote:
> > This is the problem.
> >
> > The kids are *not* being *taught* about word processors,
> > spreadsheets or data
On Sunday, 24.12.2006 at 20:34 +, Phil Bull wrote:
> > This is the problem.
> >
> > The kids are *not* being *taught* about word processors,
> > spreadsheets or databases. They are being *trained* to use MS Word,
> > MS Excel, MS Access etc.
> >
> > That's a very different thing, in my opin
On Sun, 2006-12-24 at 20:08 +, SteVe Cook wrote:
> What people forget is that the teachers are taught MS Win , so that's
> what they teach!
Well, we can all see that somewhere along the line, the system went
horribly wrong. We can all see the problems; but we never outline any
solutions. Thi
Hi guys,
On Sun, 2006-12-24 at 19:44 +, Dave Ewart wrote:
> On Sunday, 24.12.2006 at 09:37 -, Jonathan Lees wrote:
> > OO is offered as an alternative to MS Office, it sees about 2% usage
> > from students that have it at home. Our IT teachers will not touch it
> > as it involves rewriting
Dave Ewart wrote:
> On Sunday, 24.12.2006 at 09:37 -, Jonathan Lees wrote:
>
>> OO is offered as an alternative to MS Office, it sees about 2% usage
>> from students that have it at home. Our IT teachers will not touch it
>> as it involves rewriting worksheets for students which have all been
On Sunday, 24.12.2006 at 09:37 -, Jonathan Lees wrote:
> OO is offered as an alternative to MS Office, it sees about 2% usage
> from students that have it at home. Our IT teachers will not touch it
> as it involves rewriting worksheets for students which have all been
> based on MS Office. How
Merry xmas to all
Jonathan Lees
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Toby Smithe
Sent: Sat 12/23/2006 10:36 PM
To: British Ubuntu Talk
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] EDM179
On Sat, 2006-12-23 at 22:20 +, Ashley Hooper wrote:
> Found this on LinuxToday, today
On Sat, 2006-12-23 at 22:20 +, Ashley Hooper wrote:
> Found this on LinuxToday, today:
>
> http://www.computeractive.co.uk/computeractive/news/2171542/education-driving-force-behind
>
> The article starts off sounding very positive but the conclusion leaves a bit
> of room for doubt.
I don't
Found this on LinuxToday, today:
http://www.computeractive.co.uk/computeractive/news/2171542/education-driving-force-behind
The article starts off sounding very positive but the conclusion leaves a bit
of room for doubt.
Ash
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On Fri, 2006-12-22 at 20:17 +, Ashley Hooper wrote:
> Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 17:47:32 +
> From: Toby Smithe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> > Even worse: it's exactly the same response I got from Jim Knight, which
> > you can read at
> > http://tibsplace.co.uk/blog/index.php/2006/12/20/free-softwa
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 17:47:32 +
From: Toby Smithe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Even worse: it's exactly the same response I got from Jim Knight, which
> you can read at
> http://tibsplace.co.uk/blog/index.php/2006/12/20/free-software-in-schools/
I strongly suspect that BECTA has been pre-emptively
Hi,
> Even worse: it's exactly the same response I got from Jim Knight, which
> you can read at
> http://tibsplace.co.uk/blog/index.php/2006/12/20/free-software-in-schools/
>
> That's terrible!
It may be terrible but is it surprising. They bleat on about voter
apathy and low election turnout wh
Even worse: it's exactly the same response I got from Jim Knight, which
you can read at
http://tibsplace.co.uk/blog/index.php/2006/12/20/free-software-in-schools/
That's terrible!
On Fri, 2006-12-22 at 13:39 +, James Tait wrote:
> Me again,
>
> > I think I need to read through it a few more
Dave Ewart wrote:
> On Friday, 22.12.2006 at 13:39 +, James Tait wrote:
>> Essentially it's a fob-off.
>
> Cheeky bugger, isn't he?
OK, I get that this is hardly news, I mean he had to toe the line and
politicians hide behind policy to avoid giving a straight answer to a
question all the time
On Friday, 22.12.2006 at 13:39 +, James Tait wrote:
> Me again,
>
> > I think I need to read through it a few more times and annotate it to
> > There are also parts in there that
> > I recognise from somewhere (e.g. "measured inclusion rather than blanket
> > exclusion"), so maybe the respons
Me again,
> I think I need to read through it a few more times and annotate it to
> There are also parts in there that
> I recognise from somewhere (e.g. "measured inclusion rather than blanket
> exclusion"), so maybe the response is just a re-iteration of official
> policy.
Sorry to respond to m
Hi all,
I posted before to say that my MP, Margaret Beckett, wasn't able to sign
the EDM due to her position as a Cabinet Minister but would pass my
letter on to Alan Johnson, Secretary of State for Education and Skills.
Well on Tuesday I got a response from Mr Johnson, via Mrs Beckett, as
below.
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