[senit] ICT Qualifications

Which is education?

I'd guess neither institution is perfect, but I'd suspect that both work 
very hard to improve the education we offer to pupils.

According to OFSTED in 2006, this school's levels of attendance are 
inadequate - hardly the best indicator of buoyancy and self esteem in 
pupils; not that I'm knocking them - I don't know the school but I'm sure 
they do a great job.

 I just don't really see how inspirational practice in a particular school 
somehow means we have boring targets and failure in an educational 
government agency - I'd have thought it suggested the opposite if anything.

Though I've never really seen BECTA as pushing back the frontiers of 
education, they have undoubtedly done some very good work (they host this 
list for a start) - the publication a few weeks back regarding Office 2007 
and Windows Vista - was a very brave and highly influential piece of work, 
of direct relevance to most if not all UK schools.

It seems odd to suggest that either one or the other is education - I'm not 
sure what you're getting at.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Geoff Dellow" <gd at tygh.co.uk>
To: <senit at lists.becta.org.uk>
Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 5:26 AM
Subject: Re: [senit] ICT Qualifications

> Which is education?
>
>
> http://www.lancaster.leicester.sch.uk/
>
> The Choir: Boys Don't Sing - BBC 2 Friday 21:00
>
> Inspirational, challenging target, feeling buoyant and ready to take  on 
> anything, increase in self-esteem.
>
>
> http://www.becta.org.uk/
>
> Training, qualifications, boring targets, failure - ready to give up, 
> decrease in self-esteem.
>
>
>
>
>
> -- 
> No virus found in this incoming message.
> Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 
> 269.20.6/1282 - Release Date: 15/02/2008 19:08
>
> 