Teacher Throws Fit; Linux is NOT Free and Holds Children Back

[Pat]

In an age where Windows and OS X reign supreme, it's no wonder that a local AISD middle school teacher became enraged after discovering one of her students distributing what she believed to be bootlegged copies of an operating system in class.

While teacher "Karen" was clearly operating under the assumption that she'd scored a minor victory for the Microsofts and other downtrodden software giants of the world, the particular operating system that she ended up disciplining her student for was a freely distributable version of Linux.


Original Entry: *linuxlock.blogspot.com/2008/12/linux-stop-holding-our-kids-back.html


Source: *austinist.com/2008/12/10/aisd_teacher_throws_fit_over_studen.php

 

[unni]

I have placed a call to the AISD Superintendent and cc'd him a complete copy of your email. It looks like we will get to meet in his office when School starts again after the holiday. I am anxious to meet a person who is this uninformed and still holds a position of authority and learnedness over our children.

I hope it won't backfire on her (if she is good in her teaching).

 

[mrintech]

LOL poor Teacher

 

[hsr]

lol shes in truble

 

[mrintech]

Now she will Join Linux Red Hat

 

[ico]

 

[dheeraj_kumar]

OMGLOL

This is truly epic!!!

 

[azaad_shri75]

lack of information, ignorance makes more bold

 

[hsr]

^^ same here LAWL

 

[red_devil]

LMAO!! a teacher who never heard about LINUX

 

[vaithy]

LMAO!! a teacher who never heard about LINUX

She know what is Linux

read the para care fully

Mr. Starks, I along with many others tried Linux during college and I assure you, the claims you make are grossly over-stated and hinge on falsehoods. I admire your attempts in getting computers in the hands of disadvantaged people but putting linux on these machines is holding our kids back.

Perhaps she must have experienced the Linux ,when Linus was uploading his codes thro'internet, and the communities were in the compiling stage..

vaithy

 

[red_devil]

^^ LMAO

i'm very sure she added that "..I along with many others tried Linux during college.." $hit just to convince that she had heard about LINUX.

anyone who knows about LINUX would never have written such B$ !!

 

[kumarmohit]

/me wonders wat the quote of Einstein was about human stupidity.

 

[thewisecrab]

/me wonders wat the quote of Einstein was about human stupidity.

Its this:

The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.

and this

Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.

Take your pick

 

[vaithy]

My sympathies lies with the teacher'Karen'.. When Ballmere said'Linux is Cancer' nobady raise fingers.. but poor 'Karen' is thrashed all over the internet ...One Poster in a website, googled thousands 'Karen in the particular District from the Directory.. and e-mails are bombarding the other innocent 'Karen'.. Mr.Stark to prove his case unwittingly allowed the witch hunting, by naming her, in his blog.
I happened to met hundreds of such 'karen' every day..nearest me., or in my office.. even in the 'digit 'forum..So charactor 'Karen' is not a individual..but a symbol which identified the 'Ballmere's empire grip over the ordinary citizen..

vaithy

 

[kumarmohit]

@thewisecrab

The second one.

@ vaithy
Ow come on, when Ballmer said that he was pwned too much too.

 

[Faun]

:megalamo:

 

[ThinkFree]

Got to know about that news some days ago via Orkut.

 

[Dark Star]

To be honest I found Computer Teachers of School noober than their students Atleast what I have seen till date

 

[thewisecrab]

To be honest I found Computer Teachers of School noober than their students Atleast what I have seen till date

Not a surprise. My cousin (at 10), who knew the ins and outs of PowerPoint, was failed by the teacher reasoning that he is doing "wrong things" when in reality he had far more knowledge than her in PowerPoint. The teacher apologised later though.