Comments on: Free Home Internet For Underprivileged Pupils http://www.theslant.co.uk/2007/01/10/free-home-internet-for-underprivileged-pupils/ Taking a different one on the news Sat, 19 May 2012 12:15:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: fiona http://www.theslant.co.uk/2007/01/10/free-home-internet-for-underprivileged-pupils/#comment-4007 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 22:32:04 +0000 http://www.theslant.co.uk/2007/01/10/free-home-internet-for-underprivileged-pupils/#comment-4007 I must admit that in my area very few kids can't not read.(maybe our old scottish presbyterian education) But i do find that most of the money these days is spent refurbishing schools rather than 'refurbishing' young minds. Another point i would like to ask is why do the kids take home so much 'bunff' ie leaflets or very often sheets of paper from the school with very little of interest to say on them! Surely money could be saved for the ed dept by reducing this excessive waste of resources therefore reducing recycling as well which we are so often pounding into the kids heads they should be doing. The ed dept should start to educate itself before it educates our children and whine on that kids should all have access to a pc. I must admit that in my area very few kids can’t not read.(maybe our old scottish presbyterian education) But i do find that most of the money these days is spent refurbishing schools rather than ‘refurbishing’ young minds. Another point i would like to ask is why do the kids take home so much ‘bunff’ ie leaflets or very often sheets of paper from the school with very little of interest to say on them! Surely money could be saved for the ed dept by reducing this excessive waste of resources therefore reducing recycling as well which we are so often pounding into the kids heads they should be doing. The ed dept should start to educate itself before it educates our children and whine on that kids should all have access to a pc.

]]> by: Eliza E. Lanyard http://www.theslant.co.uk/2007/01/10/free-home-internet-for-underprivileged-pupils/#comment-3641 Sat, 13 Jan 2007 13:49:52 +0000 http://www.theslant.co.uk/2007/01/10/free-home-internet-for-underprivileged-pupils/#comment-3641 Indeed, its shocking that so many children can go through years of school and not be able to read by the time they leave. Indeed, its shocking that so many children can go through years of school and not be able to read by the time they leave.

]]> by: Sharon http://www.theslant.co.uk/2007/01/10/free-home-internet-for-underprivileged-pupils/#comment-3640 Sat, 13 Jan 2007 13:34:50 +0000 http://www.theslant.co.uk/2007/01/10/free-home-internet-for-underprivileged-pupils/#comment-3640 Trouble is, to use computers effectively you need to be able to READ. Too many school pupils these days, apparently, can't, even after 11 years in the 'education' system. Come on, government, let's have less of the trendy sticking plaster 'solutions' & more of what really needs to be done. Oh, but then you'd need to put in some thought, & a few value judgements as well. Trouble is, to use computers effectively you need to be able to READ. Too many school pupils these days, apparently, can’t, even after 11 years in the ‘education’ system.

Come on, government, let’s have less of the trendy sticking plaster ’solutions’ & more of what really needs to be done. Oh, but then you’d need to put in some thought, & a few value judgements as well.

]]> by: fiona http://www.theslant.co.uk/2007/01/10/free-home-internet-for-underprivileged-pupils/#comment-3356 Wed, 10 Jan 2007 22:03:25 +0000 http://www.theslant.co.uk/2007/01/10/free-home-internet-for-underprivileged-pupils/#comment-3356 you were lucky... our first computer at school didn't have a printer. it was a sinclair something or other and we were given programmes to type out to "see amazing animation and how forward technology is going" as quoted by one teacher. after 2 weeks and umpteen 'error' rewrites low and behold...a wee stick man a magnifying glass couldn't pick out lurched across the tiny screen. wooo! the excitement. ha. schools have pc's these days,some homes have pc's, but doesn't the dept for ed and skills realise that libraries also have pc's? surely encouragement to use these public buildings facilities would be more realistic and far more financially beneficial,as you say to pump money into the schools for things like books,teachers,outings for projects etc. btw my 12 yr old son came home with a text book i used at school about 100 years ago. he had to treat it with kid gloves as it was practically like tissue paper and had more sellotape holding it tgether than santa uses at christmas. so much for our kids education when books can't be renewed you were lucky… our first computer at school didn’t have a printer. it was a sinclair something or other and we were given programmes to type out to “see amazing animation and how forward technology is going” as quoted by one teacher. after 2 weeks and umpteen ‘error’ rewrites low and behold…a wee stick man a magnifying glass couldn’t pick out lurched across the tiny screen. wooo! the excitement. ha. schools have pc’s these days,some homes have pc’s, but doesn’t the dept for ed and skills realise that libraries also have pc’s? surely encouragement to use these public buildings facilities would be more realistic and far more financially beneficial,as you say to pump money into the schools for things like books,teachers,outings for projects etc. btw my 12 yr old son came home with a text book i used at school about 100 years ago. he had to treat it with kid gloves as it was practically like tissue paper and had more sellotape holding it tgether than santa uses at christmas. so much for our kids education when books can’t be renewed

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