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Re: [News] Microsoft Schools are Apparently a Flop

  • Subject: Re: [News] Microsoft Schools are Apparently a Flop
  • From: Mark Kent <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 23:49:27 +0000
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • References: <1478373.HpmKCExGWA@schestowitz.com> <d08ib4-hsp.ln1@sky.matrix>
  • User-agent: slrn/0.9.7.4 (Linux)
  • Xref: ellandroad.demon.co.uk comp.os.linux.advocacy:500324
[H]omer <spam@xxxxxxx> espoused:
> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>> Gates demands better schools as Gates-backed school closes
>> 
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | But just before the Gates editorial appeared, word broke that one of
>> | the hi-tech schools in the heart of Silicon Valley will be shut down
>> | because of a lack of funding and students.
>> | 
>> | The board of directors behind the High Tech High in Redwood City
>> | -- the home of Oracle -- last week voted unanimously to mothball
>> | the school less than two years after it opened.
>> `----
>> 
>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/27/gates_school/
> 
> "This school has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry
> for the inconvenience. If you were in the middle of your education, the
> information you were learning might be lost."
> 
> "We have created an error report that you can send to help us improve
> our policies. We will treat this report as bin-fodder."
> 
> "To see what data this error report contains, close your eyes and think
> of something pretty."
> 

I also thought the "you can expect more stories like this since
Melinda Gates is on the board of the Washington Post" (paraphrased)
bit interesting.

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