[Yr7-10it] Year 7-10 IT structures

[Alida Bonotto]

I  taught at Montmorency SC may years ago as part of the fledging IT and 
then flourishing IT department. Sad to read that the compulsory ICT 
component has been dropped. You can blame VELS for this and for the Ed 
Department's laughable belief that "all teachers have received ICT 
training and so can pass this into their students".

Colin SUTTON wrote:
> Hi all
>
> My school, Montmorency SC, has NO compulsory ICT!
>
> A student can go through 6 years of schooling here and do NO formal IT.
>
> No other school I have ever taught in (2 in Vic, 3 in QLD and 4 in the 
> UK) have ever had this!
>
> It seems unbelievable that in the Information Age students are not 
> formally taught ANY ICT.
>
> They have to learn another language, do wood, metal, cooking and 
> sewing - useful and even essential - but the ONE thing none of them 
> can avoid is ICT!
>
> Sure, many can play games and surf to sites, but they are not formally 
> taught a wide range of other useful or essentail skills.
>
> Schools I have taught in elsewhere had at least one semester of ICT at 
> Year 7 (Yr 8 in QLD as secondary starts in Yr8).
>
> Most had an elective system that required them to do at least 
> ONE or more units at 8/9 or even again in Yr 10.
>
> Comments anyone?
>
>  
> Regards
>
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