WHY IS THE SCHOOL DEMANDING STUDENTS TO BUY MAC BOOK?
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Dreamgear:
Primary school need ipad? Can share which school?
I am perfectly fine with A secondary school asking me to get a laptop for my son if he is in secondary school (because I am quite sure he is not going to get one of his own at that age). And I am not fazed by it anymore, especially after hearing how a primary school is asking their primary one cohort to get an iPad. All primary one student, one each.Imami:
[quote=\"Dreamgear\"]
The school materials are built around that platform. If you have such strong feeling regards as to which platform are used, then dont go to that school lor...
While not all schools are like this, how would a parent know which school won't be like this for as long as the kid is enrolled in there? Boh bao eh mah...
For sec schools, usually they will start from new intake.... Like sji start with their year one this year.....
There are also schools which stopped the program after trial runs, like chs..[/quote]Better not name it la. But I can share that this is a relatively new neighbourhood pri sch in the west. -
FQW:
What I was trying to say is that it's difficult for sch to propose a solution that fits everyone's (parents') preference.[/quote]Oh ok, then I didn't interpret wrongly. Of cos cannot please everyone la. Already to buy or not to buy so many camps.
fqw, can u elaborate on the above? I don't quite get your point. :?Imami:
[quote=\"FQW\"]
What happens if in every cohort we've 2 strong-headed parents, one believing that Mac is better, the other windows is better. How is the sch going to appease both of them? Sometimes we have to understand the difficulties faced by the other party as well. -
Sun_2010:
Sun, I honestly believe that no sch under moe would demand parents to buy. Perhaps except textbooks.Wonder why is the topic heading in capital letters?
Wonder Why is the word \"demanding\" used in the heading?
Er... Any such \"demand\" letter from school ? Wondering because I never got any \"demands\" from school so far.....
Oops is this OT :oops:
besides, how one interprets the content of letter determine if it is a demand.
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osim:
Thanks osim! I think osim has raised a very good points.
There is a reason why the school use MacBooks. It is not about it being glam. You must understand that Windows OS runs on so many brands of hardwares. It is very tough for an IT dept to help maintain the school intranet with so many students laptop of so many brands. Also there is a lot of bloat in the Windows OS, also many virus and security problems. The Mac is more user friendly and stable and that's the price you pay for.
As for cost, there are ways to get aid via the school to purchase the laptop.
I am not from the school authority. I use both Windows and Mac OS. I just want say something fair and objective for the school. -
Imami:
My point is the two shows it to be more of a rant than issue.
Sun, I honestly believe that no sch under moe would demand parents to buy. Perhaps except textbooks.Sun_2010:
Wonder why is the topic heading in capital letters?
Wonder Why is the word \"demanding\" used in the heading?
Er... Any such \"demand\" letter from school ? Wondering because I never got any \"demands\" from school so far.....
Oops is this OT :oops: besides, how one interprets the content of letter determine if it is a demand.
Just that it could have been done without making such a biased question.
Anyways it's good to discuss the reasons. It dispels doubts and myths .
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Like someone mentioned earlier, the learning platform should always be web-based, so that you do not tie down the make and model of laptops student can use or the OS the student can use.
The school can then allow the students to get the laptop their parents can afford, stating min requirement like, having a wireless connectivity and the web browser to be installed.
For students who are from lower income family, the school maybe can sponsor them refurbished sets or offer installment plans.
By only recommending a certain brand or make of laptop for students to buy, does not sound right, regardless how you are to argue the merits. -
AC_Power:
Web-based is good for e-learning, but will not be able to replicate or replace the integrated classroom platform.Like someone mentioned earlier, the learning platform should always be web-based, so that you do not tie down the make and model of laptops student can use or the OS the student can use.
The school can then allow the students to get the laptop their parents can afford, stating min requirement like, having a wireless connectivity and the web browser to be installed.
For students who are from lower income family, the school maybe can sponsor them refurbished sets or offer installment plans.
By only recommending a certain brand or make of laptop for students to buy, does not sound right, regardless how you are to argue the merits.
I dont think school deploying e-learning will dictate the make of the machines....for example CHS does not dictate that ownership is a must....but judging by the amount of work being done online, ownership is certainly a benefit....
that leads to another question, if the school does not dictate that ownership is a must, can the poorer student still qualify for subsidies, like that available at the schools which are implementing the Bring Your Own Device integrated classroom?
One more thing is that we should try and understand the rationale behind the decision on the platform and appointment of vendor / supplier by the school. We are look at this from a basic point of view, like how we go online for KSP.com.... it goes beyond that for a smart classroom set-up, and the appointed vendors / supplier provide set-up services, and drop off repair support at the school, for example....and i dont think the school also dictate that it a must to buy from the appointed supplier, as long as the spec is similar... -
Dreamgear:
Not able to or don't know how to? I find it hard to reconcile the fact that MMORGs like Petpet Park can be web based with the argument that a web based classroom platform cannot be done.
Web-based is good for e-learning, but will not be able to replicate or replace the integrated classroom platform.AC_Power:
Like someone mentioned earlier, the learning platform should always be web-based, so that you do not tie down the make and model of laptops student can use or the OS the student can use.
The school can then allow the students to get the laptop their parents can afford, stating min requirement like, having a wireless connectivity and the web browser to be installed. -
Why dont you find out and let us know? i’m also interested to know…
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AC_Power:
Completely agree.Like someone mentioned earlier, the learning platform should always be web-based, so that you do not tie down the make and model of laptops student can use or the OS the student can use.
The school can then allow the students to get the laptop their parents can afford, stating min requirement like, having a wireless connectivity and the web browser to be installed.
For students who are from lower income family, the school maybe can sponsor them refurbished sets or offer installment plans.
By only recommending a certain brand or make of laptop for students to buy, does not sound right, regardless how you are to argue the merits.
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