Hi all,
I have got a chance to train the teachers of the nearby [NIT Calicut, where I'm doing Btech] higher secondary school for IT @ school as part of NSS programme. In Kerala we have succeeded in including the GNU/Linux as an alternative to M$ non-free OS, but the most schools stick to Window$ because they didn't get any training in the free OS. Yeasterday I showed them the Redhat's GNU system, they were seeing it for the first time [http://www.livejournal.com/users/pravi/7566.html]. They found it very interesting and they found it as easy as Window$.
It is very important that they get a chance to use the free alternative. If it is already in the curriculam then they won the first step [those who want it can use it]. If it is not there then your primary goal should be to get it included as part of the curriculam. The next step is to make sure they get to know how to use it, confidently.
Other thing is to let the students know that there is an alternative exists which don't keep them divided and helpless. More on my experience on my blog http://www.livejournal.com/users/pravi/5152.html
So the students, especially the school studets should be our primary target to have a free (as in freedom) future......
Regards Praveen A 8th Semester Btech EEE NIT Calicut