Some time back we started a petition at GNU Bangalore for VTU ( Now this one is University level). You can get the updates at http://bangalore.gnu.org.in/?VTU-FLOSS_Campaign-status
On 8/23/05, Pramode C.E. pramode_ce@yahoo.co.in wrote:
--- "V. Sasi Kumar" sasi.fsf@gmail.com wrote:
But one problem everyone is facing is that many parents want their children to study things like C++, which they think will be 'useful'. Another problem is that the members of the syllabus committees are not aware of anything other than C++, Java, etc. and they possibly think things like Perl or Python are inferior. These are
Yes; it's a rather hard problem to solve. One solution might be to first introduce teachers to the wonderful world of tools like Python/Scheme as part of the process of introducing them to GNU/Linux; I am sure that motivated math/science teachers would have absolutely no difficulty in assimilating a virtually algebraic and syntax-free language like Scheme. Once we have the teachers hooked, we might thinking of spreading the movement down towards the students.
Pramode
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