[libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice is listed as an educational software for math

Hi Doug,

Le 2012-05-23 11:41, Doug a écrit :
> >
> Spreadsheets (LibreOffice Calc) are confusing even to those who are
> comfortable with algebra.  The notation is clumsy!  I wouldn't think
> that is something that should be inflicted upon kids under 13!

In our school, we teach:
MSWord -- starting in grade 4
PowerPoint -- starting in grade 5
Excel -- starting in grade 7

There is no reason to get kids to work with spreadsheets even as early 
as grade 6 (11 yrs of age) in a school setting. They are ready for this 
and do quite well. In fact many math text books will have for 
assignments work that is asked to be represented inside a spreadsheet. 
This is quite common in math studies, and, at the elementary school 
level. Whether or not these are undertaken rests on the ability of the 
classroom instructor.

LibreOffice in this context makes for a great learning tool.

Also,

I also usually am part of a teacher-team for lego robotics and we start 
training our kids who join the lego-club as of grade 4 (9 yrs of age), 
we also join competitions with the kids after less than 6 months of 
working with the robotics kits (even if this is a very simple 
programming language). It give enough experience at basic programming to 
get them interested in perhaps going further in highschool

I also taught logo programming to kids as of grade 4 through 8 in a 
"school club" setting, and by the end of grade 8, students were able to 
do self-programmed "slideshows" and one team even created their own font 
and had the alphabet run through their font as a slideshow with letter 
flying around their screen.

I have also taught logo to a grade 2 class over the span of a year with 
a lot of success. The kids loved it.

There is normally a long waiting list to get into the clubs and some 
teachers hoping to help even have to wait to join for lack of hardware. 
The clubs are very popular.

Kids are awesome learning sponges!

Cheers,

Marc


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