[NTLUG:Discuss] Corel donates Linux to DISD

[al]

Kathleen Weaver wrote:
> 
> I don't have that choice.  You see, we have a district final (yes, and that
> was my choice too), and based on Visual Basic.
> 
> It would not be fair for a student to attend Samuel High School, then
> transfer to Hillcrest and find we are doing something totally different.  I
> wish we had a state standard, as I get kiddos all the time who have been
> learning Pascal, and can't cope with the class.
> 
> >Why not try a nice little scripting language?  Tcl/Tk would be my
> >choice.  Straightforward, C like syntax, and *free*.

what about an extra credit sideline to the class in OSS languages?
Perhaps a python club, to make it interesting you could call it 
"The Snake Pit".:-)
It would be a selling point for the school to have "extras"




a couple more pennies in the well from me
aal