Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-edu (46 mails)

[Ian Lynch <ian.lynch@xxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 2006-04-13 at 11:03 +0100, suse-schools@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> On Thu, 13 Apr 2006, Ian Lynch wrote:
> 
> Hi Ian,
> 
> > Sounds like the worst possible combination of technologies. Maybe we
> > need to start teaching technology in schools not all this ICT capability
> > crap that means no-one actually understands anything.
> 
> My year 7's typing is, on the whole, so bad that I'm about to teach them
> how to touch type for a month! (even using tuxtype as a game for them to
> play with their new found typing skills). Yes, we need to teach skills
> and ideas not just how to use the cruddy KS3 tests.  I did a sample test
> last week and it was so utterlly crap that I feel sorry for my year9 who
> are taking it next term!   And I don't know if I passsed or not as the
> client crashed while uploading my stuff to the server!  It was so full
> of bugs and little nasties that I have no idea how I'm going to stand up
> with a straight face and ask them to take it!  I think it was worse than
> the QTS ICT test, which is a joke.

(Vested interest warning :-) )
Do a Silver INGOT then. Its about L5 difficulty and once I get through
the QCA bureaucracy - hopefully for September it will become a L1 VRQ.
Get them a real vocational qualification rather than worrying about KS3
tests no employer is going to give a second glance.

BTW, if it is so buggy I hope that QCA are going to get their money back
via Trading Standards on the grounds of fitness for purpose ;-)
-- 
Ian Lynch
www.theINGOTs.org
www.opendocumentfellowship.org
www.schoolforge.org.uk