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UK computing lessons scrapped in favor of ‘open source’ approach
The UK Department of Education has confirmed that ICT lessons in schools — essentially teaching children how to use Microsoft Word and Powerpoint — are to be disapplied from the national curriculum, allowing teachers freedom in what they teach. ICT lessons have been heavily criticized in recent years, with Ian Livingstone, life president of Eidos, recently commenting, “ICT is not computing… we’ve wasted generations of people who can’t code.” Earlier this year, Department for Education …
