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Re: [LUG] [ubuntu-uk] Help get Windows out of schools

 

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Dave Foxcroft wrote:
>> Aparently primnary schools are forced to use MS office so the children
>> are ready for what is used in Secondary schools which is I guess a fair
>> argument i guess.  And i guess secondaries feel obliged to use MS office
>> as they see it as "industry standard."
>>   
> My kids primary use Open Office - only the staff use MS Office and they 
> also use linux on a couple of their file servers!
> 
> 
Cool.  Well Open office is a proper office type package,  some schools
are still using TextEase, which is more aimed at kids, but the
publishers don't take in to account kids don't need something so dumbed
down, it treats them like idiots.

Would be interesting to findf out if it even affects how they move up to
secondary school,  probably not if using open office, plus they can use
it at home.

Paul

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