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Re: learning the right things
by Göran Jartin on Tuesday 10/Jul/2007, @10:08

> They actually teach kids how to use computers in your
> country as a course?

You're kidding, right?

When my youngest daughter - who'll be 28 the coming September - was 16, they had to learn to push the right MS Office buttons at school. I've been at odds whith the Swedish school system ever since (or maybe long before that, but that's another story).

My oldest daughter, who's 31, actually had a better start with computers in school, since it was before Windows '95 - they had to learn something about computers and computing as such, and even learned some (very Basic) programming.
Thank gods there are people like Mr Harvie who at least try to keep things sane. I think someone should buy him dinner, or at least a beer :-)

/goranj

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Re: learning the right things
by Apollo Creed on Wednesday 11/Jul/2007, @02:28

I'm 29, from Sweden, and I had to learn DOS WordPerfect keyboard shortcuts in school when I was 16. We even had keyboards with F7 (Cancel) marked in red.

What I _didn't_ have to learn was general concepts about files, folders, operating systems etc; I only had to learn program-specific crap for software that's not even around anymore. Total insanity.

It got better in the Gymnasieskola (17-19 years old), though.

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