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[edu-eu] Fwd: Should Microsoft design UK's national curriculum |
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Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Education |
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Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:43:07 +0100 |
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Anna Morris <address@hidden> writes:
> Should Microsoft design our national curriculum (and does Brian cox know
> the correct answer to this question?!)
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> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/9707886.stm
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> ok, so actually, this has really freaked me out, I had no idea that
> Microsoft were working directly with AQA to design the curriculum. Please
> can people feedback about this?
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> Anna
I don't have time to watch that, but if it's the thing that Simon Peyton
Jones <http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/people/simonpj/> is chairman
of, don't be freaked out if he has sufficient influence. I am worried
about the influence of Microsoft (amongst other things) on education in
my university.
Obviously Brian Cox knows about everything, but I'm glad I had more
substantial inspiration as a physicist, and then from people like SPJ in
computing.
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Re: [FSFE-Manc] [Fsuk-manchester] Education |
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Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:43:07 +0100 |
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Anna Morris <address@hidden> writes:
> Should Microsoft design our national curriculum (and does Brian cox know
> the correct answer to this question?!)
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/9707886.stm
>
> ok, so actually, this has really freaked me out, I had no idea that
> Microsoft were working directly with AQA to design the curriculum. Please
> can people feedback about this?
>
> Anna
I don't have time to watch that, but if it's the thing that Simon Peyton
Jones <http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/people/simonpj/> is chairman
of, don't be freaked out if he has sufficient influence. I am worried
about the influence of Microsoft (amongst other things) on education in
my university.
Obviously Brian Cox knows about everything, but I'm glad I had more
substantial inspiration as a physicist, and then from people like SPJ in
computing.
--
Avoid success at all cost. -- Simon Peyton Jones
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Re: [Fsuk-manchester] [FSFE-Manc] Education |
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Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:49:29 +0000 |
M$ UK has a large website dedicated to flogging their "licences" to the
education sector:
http://www.microsoft.com/uk/education/schools/software-licensing/licences-for-schools.aspx
Arguably, of course, Microsoft has been complicit in the wrecking of computing
in schools.
Businesses tend to use M$ Office - and have made noises about wanting school
leavers to be already able to use the damned thing (as if it is difficult, or
something).
Schools have complied - and M$ has graciously flogged them licenses at a
"special rate" - as if they are doing them a favour.
Its all crazy, since by the time kids leave school, business computing will
have changed yet again.
Have a read of:
http://www.computingatschool.org.uk/data/uploads/ComputingCurric.pdf
David
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Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:49:29 +0000 |
M$ UK has a large website dedicated to flogging their "licences" to the
education sector:
http://www.microsoft.com/uk/education/schools/software-licensing/licences-for-schools.aspx
Arguably, of course, Microsoft has been complicit in the wrecking of computing
in schools.
Businesses tend to use M$ Office - and have made noises about wanting school
leavers to be already able to use the damned thing (as if it is difficult, or
something).
Schools have complied - and M$ has graciously flogged them licenses at a
"special rate" - as if they are doing them a favour.
Its all crazy, since by the time kids leave school, business computing will
have changed yet again.
Have a read of:
http://www.computingatschool.org.uk/data/uploads/ComputingCurric.pdf
David
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Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:22:21 +0100 |
defo - meant if anyone knows anymore about it though, as bbc report is a bit hard to understand
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Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:22:21 +0100 |
defo - meant if anyone knows anymore about it though, as bbc report is a bit hard to understand
--
www.ethical-pets.co.uk - The pet shop thats all sorts of ethical!
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Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:58:46 +0100 |
Anna Morris <address@hidden>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/9707886.stm
> ok, so actually, this has really freaked me out, I had no idea that
> Microsoft were working directly with AQA to design the curriculum. Please
> can people feedback about this?
Sure. Where? I've tweeted @BBCClick but presumably AQA should get
some negative feedback too?
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http://koha-community.org supporter, web and library systems developer.
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Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:58:46 +0100 |
Anna Morris <address@hidden>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/9707886.stm
> ok, so actually, this has really freaked me out, I had no idea that
> Microsoft were working directly with AQA to design the curriculum. Please
> can people feedback about this?
Sure. Where? I've tweeted @BBCClick but presumably AQA should get
some negative feedback too?
--
MJ Ray (slef), member of www.software.coop, a for-more-than-profit co-op.
http://koha-community.org supporter, web and library systems developer.
In My Opinion Only: see http://mjr.towers.org.uk/email.html
Available for hire (including development) at http://www.software.coop/
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[Fsuk-manchester] Education |
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Mon, 26 Mar 2012 21:12:04 +0100 |
Should Microsoft design our national curriculum (and does Brian cox know the correct answer to this question?!)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/9707886.stm
ok, so actually, this has really freaked me out, I had no idea that Microsoft were working directly with AQA to design the curriculum. Please can people feedback about this?
Anna
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www.ethical-pets.co.uk - The pet shop thats all sorts of ethical!
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