Education

azoomm · 12-11-2008, 11:54 AM

Sure, our teachers are expected to have an education, right? But, what about the education that cannot be gained through formal means? I mean - common sense and the world around us.

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Example:
http://www.boingboing.net/2008/12/10...her-threa.html

Austin teacher threatens to sic cops on Linux group because "No software is free"
Posted by Cory Doctorow, December 10, 2008 3:08 PM | permalink
An teacher in Austin sent an angry, accusatory email to a local Linux collective ("HeliOS Project, which builds and provides Linux computers to disadvantaged or 'exceptionally promising' students") accusing them of piracy for distributing the free operating system and excoriating them for encouraging her students to do the same. She threatened to have the group's organizer investigated by the police, too.

" ...observed one of my students with a group of other children gathered around his laptop. Upon looking at his computer, I saw he was giving a demonstration of some sort. The student was showing the ability of the laptop and handing out Linux disks. After confiscating the disks I called a confrence [sic] with the student and that is how I came to discover you and your organization.

Mr. Starks, I am sure you strongly believe in what you are doing but I cannot either support your efforts or allow them to happen in my classroom. At this point, I am not sure what you are doing is legal. No software is free and spreading that misconception is harmful.

These children look up to adults for guidance and discipline. I will research this as time allows and I want to assure you, if you are doing anything illegal, I will pursue charges as the law allows. Mr. Starks, I along with many others tried Linux during college and I assure you, the claims you make are grossly over-stated and hinge on falsehoods. I admire your attempts in getting computers in the hands of disadvantaged people but putting linux on these machines is holding our kids back.

This is a world where Windows runs on virtually every computer, and putting on a carnival show for an operating system is not helping these children at all. "

The HeliOS organizer kind of goes off the rails in his response, implying that the teacher's been brainwashed by her union to support Microsoft because they get donations from Microsoft. I think it's more likely that she just doesn't know what the hell she's talking about and has received umpty-million "piracy is terrorism" messages from the school board and the BSA.

I shouldn't be shocked... right?

azoomm · 12-11-2008, 11:56 AM

More: http://austinist.com/2008/12/10/aisd...ver_studen.php

Hondahugger · 12-11-2008, 11:57 AM

This is one of those teachers that needs to be drug tested!

Trip · 12-11-2008, 12:01 PM

Damn, I guess I should take Ubuntu off all my computer since I didn't pay for it.

Rider · 12-11-2008, 12:15 PM

Amorok · 12-11-2008, 12:22 PM

Wow, what a dumb bitch. I'm surprised that she got so pissed, didn't she have anything better to do that day?

t-homo · 12-11-2008, 02:09 PM

I don't know many people who DO pay for software. Most either just torrent it, or one guy somehow gets a copy that everyone just shares.

azoomm · 12-11-2008, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by t-rock

I don't know many people who DO pay for software. Most either just torrent it, or one guy somehow gets a copy that everyone just shares.

Right.

But, when chastising someone over the legal issues involved - to yell at them over "Stolen Linux" is absurd at best.

t-homo · 12-11-2008, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by azoomm

Right.

But, when chastising someone over the legal issues involved - to yell at them over "Stolen Linux" is absurd at best.

"There is no such thing as free software." hahahahaha Freeware anyone?

HRCNICK11 · 12-11-2008, 03:12 PM

FREAKS the lot of them! I used to repair copy machines in a larger city and would meet lots of teacher with no kids around and for the most part they are all sex crazed hippys. I think they spent to much time in college to know how to function in the real world. I mean really there was crap going on in the schools that you just can't and would not think of.

I mean really I'm talking 80-90% were complete freaks! The rest were just real nice people. But for the most part the only people in their right mind were the office staff, and most of them were just pissed of from dealing with the teachers. Keep in mind this was a larger school district. I have met with teacher in my small town and they are not bad.

Seriously you give adults summers off and they find some strange ways to stay busy. I heard storys that caught me by surprise all the time while working in schools.

When I first started working around them I dated a few and after 2 of them I told myself no more teachers.......they are $%#ing freaks I tell you.

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HRCNICK11 Canyon Carver Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 429	FREAKS the lot of them! I used to repair copy machines in a larger city and would meet lots of teacher with no kids around and for the most part they are all sex crazed hippys. I think they spent to much time in college to know how to function in the real world. I mean really there was crap going on in the schools that you just can't and would not think of. I mean really I'm talking 80-90% were complete freaks! The rest were just real nice people. But for the most part the only people in their right mind were the office staff, and most of them were just pissed of from dealing with the teachers. Keep in mind this was a larger school district. I have met with teacher in my small town and they are not bad. Seriously you give adults summers off and they find some strange ways to stay busy. I heard storys that caught me by surprise all the time while working in schools. When I first started working around them I dated a few and after 2 of them I told myself no more teachers.......they are $%#ing freaks I tell you.