Comments on: Half Way Point http://www.mrhiggins.net/blog/2007/01/21/half-way-point/ Mathematics and Computer Science Teacher going to bat for Web 2.0. Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:32:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Jennifer http://www.mrhiggins.net/blog/2007/01/21/half-way-point/comment-page-1/#comment-2320 Jennifer Sun, 28 Jan 2007 00:41:37 +0000 http://www.mrhigginsblog.com/2007/01/21/half-way-point/#comment-2320 I completely agree. It is absolutely unfair how much is expected of anyone who admits to having computer skills. Ever since I got my first job teaching software for a commercial school and then moved on to teach for the school district I've been under continual stress to keep up with the wide variety of software you are expected to teach. I have also learned that many people lie about what they know. This makes it tempting to also lie so that you don't lose a job to someone who actually knows less than you do. The IT "expert" at my last school used to run the other way whenever I actually had a computer problem. One day he announced (as if he had discovered gold) that if you unplug the phone cord you can stop kids from using the Internet during class. What a dufus! I completely agree. It is absolutely unfair how much is expected of anyone who admits to having computer skills. Ever since I got my first job teaching software for a commercial school and then moved on to teach for the school district I’ve been under continual stress to keep up with the wide variety of software you are expected to teach. I have also learned that many people lie about what they know. This makes it tempting to also lie so that you don’t lose a job to someone who actually knows less than you do. The IT “expert” at my last school used to run the other way whenever I actually had a computer problem. One day he announced (as if he had discovered gold) that if you unplug the phone cord you can stop kids from using the Internet during class. What a dufus!

]]> By: Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information from Alfred Thompson http://www.mrhiggins.net/blog/2007/01/21/half-way-point/comment-page-1/#comment-2197 Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information from Alfred Thompson Tue, 23 Jan 2007 14:40:51 +0000 http://www.mrhigginsblog.com/2007/01/21/half-way-point/#comment-2197 <strong>The Computer Teacher is Overworked...</strong> For the non-teachers reading let me give you some vocabulary and some background. Those of you who are... The Computer Teacher is Overworked…

For the non-teachers reading let me give you some vocabulary and some background. Those of you who are…

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