Quote of the Day: “Children Are Often Taught “Computer Skills” That Are Really “Microsoft Windows Skills””
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2010-08-17 13:47:27 UTC
- Modified: 2010-08-17 13:47:27 UTC
Summary: BECTA had British children indoctrinated for Microsoft's benefit and The Guardian explains why it's morally wrong (c.f. EDGI)
"Children are often taught "computer skills" that are really "Microsoft Windows skills" – how to use Microsoft's operating system and its Office suite (its two monopolies) – rather than the possibilities of making computers do what you want. As such, children are being equipped to be uncreative office workers, just as those at the end of the 19th century were equipped for the routine of adding up huge lists of numbers in the accounts departments of big companies."
--The Guardian
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Comments
Needs Sunlight
2010-08-17 14:10:58
Dr. Roy Schestowitz
2010-08-17 15:00:49