Oh, don't be like that. Referential integrity theory had my kids in stitches...<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 20 October 2011 13:16, Michael Wooldridge <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mwo@mornsc.vic.edu.au">mwo@mornsc.vic.edu.au</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-AU"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Mornington has a large(ish) SD class. I do not even offer ITA because it is BORING.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D"><img src="" alt="Description: signiture" height="86" width="194"><u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D" lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D" lang="EN-US">"It is the tragedy of the world that no one knows what he doesn't know - and the less a man knows, the more sure he is that he knows everything" </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D" lang="EN-US">Joyce Cary.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D" lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D" lang="EN-US">Michael Wooldridge<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#4F6228" lang="EN-US">Information Technology Coordinator<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#1F497D" lang="EN-US">Mornington Secondary College<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#1F497D" lang="EN-US">1051 Nepean Highway, Mornington 3931<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D" lang="EN-US">(</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#1F497D" lang="EN-US">: <a href="tel:03%2059700250" value="+61359700250" target="_blank">03 59700250</a> </span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Wingdings 2";color:#1F497D" lang="EN-US">6</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#1F497D" lang="EN-US">: <a href="tel:03%2059700299" value="+61359700299" target="_blank">03 59700299</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#1F497D" lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:mwo@mornsc.vic.edu.au" target="_blank">mwo@mornsc.vic.edu.au</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
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<div class="im"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt" lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt" lang="EN-US"> <a href="mailto:sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au" target="_blank">sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au" target="_blank">sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mark KELLY<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 20 October 2011 9:30 AM<br><b>To:</b> Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List; Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List<br><b>Subject:</b> [Year 12 SofDev] No ITA at McKinnon in 2012<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal">Hi all. <br></p><div><div></div><div class="h5"><br>As I feared, ITA didn't get enough enrolments to run in 2012 - for the first time in about 15 years. <br>
<br>Strangely enough, Software Development *is* running - and before this year it hasn't run for 3 years. <br><br>Actually, I'm kind of relieved since SD is more interesting anyway, and ITA seems old, dry and tired. Perhaps it's just because I've been teaching it since forever, or it may be that the new study design is partly to blame - and yes! normal forms, I AM looking at you. And I'd also put some blame on the freakishly large and long U4O1 - my kids were exhausted at the end of that.<br>
<br>After a hiatus this year, Units 1&2 return to McKinnon in 2012, and since I have barely looked at them it will be another fun year compiling resources for those units. <br>If the ITA embargo continues and SD continues to run, I may craft units 1&2 to be heavy on programming to better funnel kids into SD in the following year.<br>
<br>Do you guys know what units will run at your places next year?<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Mark Kelly<br>Manager of ICT, Reporting, IT Learning Area<br>McKinnon Secondary College<br>McKinnon Rd McKinnon 3204, Victoria, Australia<br>
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