Cross post from eChalk list. Interesting to read the thoughts of Bill Gates.<br>
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"Fewer people remain interested in technological work as they progress
through school, and there's a particular drop-off among women and
minorities, groups that are already underrepresented in computer
science"<br></div>
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and <br><br><div style="margin-left: 40px;">"solutions include smaller classes; curricula focused on specific themes
and immersion of students in them; and new ways of measuring teachers
and holding them accountable."<br></div>
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Regards Roland<br><br>-- <br>Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College<br><a href="http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au">http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au</a><br><br>"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret Mead