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Schools Think Macs Are Inappropiate Technology( old news - 01:33AM Tuesday Dec 19 2006) Tipped by ArchAngel21x  Community Unit School District 300 in Illinois is working to remove Mac computers from classrooms in favor of more "appropriate technology." The "appropriate technology," according to The Courier News, includes Microsoft's Windows operating system. The decision, however, may be at odds with voter's wishes. A referendum passed in March to add new Macs in schools. But eventually the new computers will be phased out. Mr. Willard commented "We just bought Macs; we can't throw them out. We can't just change everything over tomorrow. It will probably be a three- to five-year process." This is really depressing to me considering school was the biggest influence of Mac for me. » www.macobserver.com/article/2006···.4.shtml
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clubs: | How dumb can you get? Modern dual-booting Macs are not "appropriate technology"? What morons.
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| It's all about Ignorance I am the support person in a K-8 school district and am experiencing a similar attempt to get rid of the Macs.
All of the arguments the administration is using are outdated, flawed, and just plain wrong. The sad thing is that those who will spout off all day about what is "bad" about the Mac have never used or supported them.
Dollars and Cents are the cold hard facts in education, but even when confronted with reams of documentation proving that Macs have a lower TCO and do a better job, the admins stupidly keep the blinders on.
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| Re: A sorry mess This is why I'm glad we're going to homeschool. My kids will be exposed to both kinds of computers, and we won't have to deal with all of the pathetic school politics. I used to be a para-pro for a school of 3rd through 5th graders, and the principal who was my boss didn't care about the needs of the kids; just what made the day go smoothly.
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| A bad decision Such a bad choice. I know from first hand experience from high school. We had Windows a first, which sucked a lot, didn't work 50% of the time and were always super slow, and then they switched to Macs, which was the best decision ever.
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