i learned assembly and pascal in HS in michigan.....
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From: "Michelle Lowman" <
mlowman@firstlinux.net>
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Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 9:46 AM
Subject: Re: Install fest interest generation
> Many of my Linux students are school tech coordinators (they're all in KS,
tho). I'll keep this in mind and see if I can contact some local tech
coordinators and MS/HS computer teachers. (BTW, we learned BASIC and PASCAL
in HS in Beloit, KS; now they learn Word and Excel -- bummer.)
>
> Michelle Lowman
>
> On Thu, 27 Jun 2002 09:25:22 -0700 (MST)
> Tom Emerson <tom@technicaljanitors.com> wrote:
>
> > High Schools and the Junior/Middle Schools too. Be nice to spark an
> > interest at the Middle School level.
> >
> > Reaching back in memory, middle school, we had access to the County's
> > PDP11 via a decwriter & acoustic coupler. We were Gods! (Then high
> > school, and punch cards, what a let-down.) My son's computer education
> > isn't too bad, but is limited to very basic office app's (M$). Next
> > upgrade of hardware, dude's getting a Suse (current box is a souped up
> > '486 with w'95, I dread attempting a modern X on it and it's 14"
> > monitor).
> >
> > Anyway, back from memory lane, geeks & engineers are born, not made,
> > there _will_ be an interest at the middle school level.
> >
> > - tom e.
> > ----------
> >
> > On Thu, 27 Jun 2002, tickticker wrote:
> >
> > How about advertising the Installfest in the local school systems? The
> > local high schools are probably full of the curious. And students like
> > free:-)
> >
> > It wouldn't take much get the message out to the schools, perhaps
posting it
> > in the computer labs. then again, IANAE (I am not an educator) but some
on
> > this list are.
> >
> > anthony
> >
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> > From: "Jim" <farli@unitywave.com>
> > To: <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
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> > Subject: Re: (no subject)
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> > > > > > Install Fests generally attract the curious and the convinced. They
are
> > > either convinced that they want to switch to Linux or they are
curious.
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> > > are also usually Joe Sixpack types who are getting on the clue train
or
> > > geeks-in-training who know that there is a lot of fun under the hood.
Not
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> > > many suits show up. That is another project in itself.
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> > > If we could wangle out way into one of the many computer shows at the
> > Civic
> > > Plaza, those suits and their minions do like to be impressed by the
power,
> > > stability, and performance of the kinds of apps that they license and
use
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