[Oz-gifted] computer competition

[Sandy Horne]

Alison wrote:

>none of the regular teachers at my school can pass it

This doesn't surprise me. In my experience (and I often deal with teachers
in a professional capacity as well as through my children) teachers have
generally appalling computer skills. We can now have the strange situation
where a computer literate 12 year old student may well know more than most
of her teachers.

But what surprises me more is the attitude that I've heard from many
teachers - that they are unwilling to learn about computers or frightened
of them or, worse, that it's not necessary to know this stuff. Teachers
expect their students to have open minds and be ready to learn new
things yet have this unfortunate attitude when it comes to new technology.
There are exceptions but, IME, the majority of teachers need to
get with the times.

Sandy
horne at senet.com.au



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