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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello Andrew</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>you are assuming of course that a study which deals
only with those things relating directly to programming will attract students
and bring them back in droves.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Robert T-A</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Brighton SC</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=jagguy999@gmail.com href="mailto:jagguy999@gmail.com">andrew
barry</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=sofdev@edulists.com.au
href="mailto:sofdev@edulists.com.au">Year 12 Software Development Teachers'
Mailing List</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, April 26, 2008 10:23
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Year 12 SofDev] Re: Re:
Industry practice</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Hi,<BR><BR>No I havent received a off-topic email.<BR>I think i
dont' want an debate on why we should keep the status quo with IT. I
thought the idea was to encourage students to undertake further IT courses
beyond of yr12, and provide with them skills so they feel they can do
it?<BR><BR>With declining numbers in IT courses everywhere I believe we need
to argue for change , as I have said before. If we don't initiate change then
someone will do it for us, as business adopt a school policy has threatened. I
want a programming subject to teach and another that deals with hands on with
applications eg webpages,VBA etc. Spread the other issues as components of
unit 1 and 2.<BR><BR>If we don't inspire kids in VCE then they dont go onto IT
courses, and this seems to be our current issue(except my classes where I have
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