[ubuntu-uk] (Marketing) Royal Society asks you - why IT is boring?

[alan c]

On 26/08/10 07:10, alan c wrote:
> or nearly that, anyway.....
>
> Article:
> Royal Society opens inquiry into why kids hate tech
> Lessons that is, not games, mobiles, Facebook:
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/08/25/royal_society_schools_computing/
>
> 'exam results have shown computing subjects are failing to grab kids'
> attention'
>
> Could it be that a strong bias towards proprietary products is not
> inspiring students?
> Would more appreciation of Free Software in education enable better
> use of talents?
>
> Express your views to the Royal Society soon.
> http://royalsociety.org/Education-Policy/Projects/

I earnestly implore all people with opinions on this subject to make 
contributions to the investigation. Thanks


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alan cocks
Ubuntu user