[Oz-gifted] computer competition

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>> 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.
>
> How will they do this?  More training courses?  Or are they supposed
> to be pottering at home in their copious free time?
>

Wow. gee. YES!!!!!!

It is one of the most basic skills in our world and one of the most 
useful thing they can---need to---learn. It is also a great tool if you 
get over the fear of it and the resistance to learning new things.

I assume you are being sarcastic about the *copious free time*. The rest 
of us have to use scarce free time to educate ourselves. I was making 
just this point to my son yesterday. He has a load of free time to study 
right now and later will have a full time job and have to scratch what 
time he can to learn beyond that.

MY dh is away from him between 5:30 am and 7 pm and has to work some 
nights and then study on top of that.

It really has to be a priority for a teacher who wants to keep with it. 
Quite honestly I don't want to learn as much about computers as I need 
to. It takes far more time than I want to devote to it and it is hard to 
get my head around some of it but, it is one of those things that is not 
optional for me as a teacher.

Louise