On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 1:48 PM, Lisa Kachold wrote: > > Yes it's an urban anti-technology myth, cleverly posted here by trolls! While it would not surprise me if the story turns out to be fake, I still find it believable. Over the years I have encountered real-life people in the Gilbert Public School system and in business that are like the teacher in this story. I had a brief discussion with one gentleman who was completely adamant that MS was the only way, FLOSS == communism and actually used the phrase that "Linux would hold our kids back." He was quite serious and I dropped the conversation simply to stop the vitriol. Another example: The Boy Scouts of America Computers Merit Badge book has a section on copyrights. It states that "copying any software is against the law," (or words to that effect) which is, of course, false. This shows an ignorance of copyright principles and possibilities in an otherwise acceptable book for teaching technology to children. That such ideas exist in school systems around the world should be expected. If a teacher was told that all copying of software was illegal without balancing information, they might react by confiscating CDs. Combining such ignorant and intolerant beliefs in a teacher with a power-trip attitude could easily result in the actions and words described in the article. Of this I have no doubt. Alan --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss