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This is a stretch for me... Should every kid know how to install Linux? And troubleshoot a proxy? Hmmm.... And is this important if they can't read or write
by mathattack 13y ago
This is a stretch for me... Should every kid know how to install Linux? And troubleshoot a proxy? Hmmm.... And is this important if they can't read or write well?
I view computing as a great topic for those that are interested, but technology is getting easier. I want my kids to learn about it, and consider it for a career. But mandatory? I won't turn my nose up on anyone who doesn't understand proxy settings.
That said, I recall a finance professor bemoaning that most Phd students in his department don't program any more. "This will limit the kinds of research that they can do."
- angersock 13y agoThe issue in the article was that the proxy was needed to circumvent draconian content filtering. I learned how to use proxies in school specifically to work around this. You can complain about your problems, or you can refuse to learn how to fix them--you don't get to do both.
- iopq 13y agoI'd rather them know how to install Linux than write well. It's far more useful.
- mathattack 13y agoI disagree. For 95% of the world who doesn't work in the guts of computers, clear communication is more important.