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Re: [Sheflug] ShefLUG - May/June 2008 Meeting
Ben
Forwarded from ben@xxxxxxxxxxxx after Mailman ate it....
> Oh.. we haven't seen any under 18s for four or five years now :)
> Seems as if the teachers/parents in Sheffield have been
brainwashed
> too much in the direction of winduhs ;)
>
> I'll go and find out for you. You are doing this with the
consent and
> knowledge of your parents aren't you ? Good idea to ask first.
>Argh, turns out it doesn't matter as I can't make it anyway. Yes, I
>do have their permission. Could you find out for next time? Our IT
>teacher once threw us off the computers for mentioning open source!
Yes. It's strange you should say that. On every occasion that I have
tried to organise a meeting at a Sheffield school it has been blocked.
When I finally managed to get something together I was told that it
would cost £200 to hire a room. Which was half the size of a room at
Sheffield Hallam University at a cost of £100.
To relate back to my own school days. When I was eight years old I
began to take an interest in transistors. This was at a time when
everyone was still using valves. When my teachers found out that I
was using a Philips electronic kit to build a transceiver it was
confiscated. Same thing happened when I was thirteen. Then they
wondered why I couldn't take a degree in electronic engineering or
electrical engineering. After they had confiscated my means of
learning from me twice. Sound familiar ? Later on I found people who
wanted to be my friend. Early 20's. They had been through some
enormously expensive public schools. Parents paid £10 000 to £20 000
per year for schooling. Lot of money in those days. They told me
that they had same thing done to them. When I got to be 35 years old
I took a degree in Chemistry and Geology. Then they screwed it up
again. Do I have to say any more ?
So, don't ask your teacher for help and you should be fine. At least,
that's how it was for me. Recently there was a news item which
claimed that something like 18 000 to 24 000 teachers had been proved
to be incompetent. Lets see where is it..... Oh ! Here we go...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article3858171.ece
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/education/article3866953.ece
bit sad really :)
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Richard
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