There are some very good tools on computers these days. But, these tools have potential to destroy the learning process if used incorrectly. So long as teachers work from the bottom up while teaching the kids, all is well. It's the minute that the teachers bring out the calculator BEFORE the little cubes to teach addition that things get messy. Use the tools, use the computers, but be clear that there is no dependency on them, that they're used because they're more efficient, not because our kids don't know how to do it any other way.
I found it a bit ironic that FIN is free. HELLO, this is a Microsoft support group! Charge the bastards! I say you should have to buy the leaflet, then be forced to go through dead links to try to find patches for the leaflet, and moreso the leaflet should be encrypted so no one can read the source (which was stolen anyways). Oh no, my leaflet has the I love you bug! -benben
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There are some very good tools on computers these days. But, these tools have potential to destroy the learning process if used incorrectly. So long as teachers work from the bottom up while teaching the kids, all is well. It's the minute that the teachers bring out the calculator BEFORE the little cubes to teach addition that things get messy. Use the tools, use the computers, but be clear that there is no dependency on them, that they're used because they're more efficient, not because our kids don't know how to do it any other way.
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I found it a bit ironic that FIN is free. HELLO, this is a Microsoft support group! Charge the bastards! I say you should have to buy the leaflet, then be forced to go through dead links to try to find patches for the leaflet, and moreso the leaflet should be encrypted so no one can read the source (which was stolen anyways). Oh no, my leaflet has the I love you bug! -benben