[LINK] UK to scrap boring IT lessons

[Tom Worthington]

On 11/01/12 23:11, Brenda Aynsley wrote:

> ... 'open source curriculum'?
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [Oz-teachers] UK to scrap boring IT lessons
> Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:49:00 +1030
> From: Paul Shirren<shirro at shirro.com>
>
> UK Education Secretary Michael Gove announces UK schools to scrap boring
> IT lessons ...  have 11-year-olds able to
> write simple 2D computer animations using an MIT tool called Scratch  ...
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/jan/11/michael-gove-boring-it-lessons

The UK Government seem to think that they can save money on teachers and 
educational materials by sitting the students down in front of a 
computer and have them use MIT tools for free.

What this might teach the students, as well as their teachers and 
parents, is that the UK is not making the required investment in education.


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