Ramanraj K said on Mon, Jun 14, 2004 at 08:30:34PM +0530,:
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Any idea what is the scenario in bangalore schools (in terms of syllabus, courses, etc.,.)? Unfortunately none of my colleagues have any school-related funda.
And, what is the scenario everywhere else too [both in and out of India]?
In Kerala, IT is introduced as a mandatory subject in govt./aided high schools. The syllabus is based on both GNU/Linux and Windows so that the schools can choose the platform they want. Some schools choose gnu/linux as their platform. But most did not because
* the training for teachers is given only in windows. * almost all programs given in the resource CDs work only with windows. * Though the syllabus is almost platform neutral, some incompatibilities crept in the form of BASIC. Some BASIC programs in the text works only with qbasic or some other proprietary s/w.
Anyway this much had happened. And now all students and teachers at-least know there is an operating system called GNU/Linux...but still... dont know how many knows what free software really means...
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Work is in progress for an Educational GNU/Linux based on Morphix. An experimental version of this CD is available at http://freesoftware.keltron.org/edumorphixcd.html. Full credits goes to Sajith VK of FSF-I.
regards, ~vimal
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