[Hamara-devel] why do I share education news, videos etc. which are not part of the distro.

[shirish]

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On 05/26/2015 11:47 PM, Vikas Tara wrote:
> On 26/05/15 17:17, shirish wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> You may have noticed that I share all kinds of education news, also
>> links of TED videos which have nothing to do with the distro. The
>> thing is our customer would not just look for expertise just with the
>> software, although that would be a big part of it, s+he would also
>> also be looking at both arguments how these tools could help with
>> educating children. Most teachers know that the syllabus that is there
>> was relevant in the past and has not kept pace either with the
>> changing times or with the needs of the employer or the student. That
>> is why they would be coming to us.
>>
>> So we need to curate our argument not just with good software but also
>> studies, literature, videos which tell hamara's point of View. Whoever
>> is dealing with a school or an educational institute is speaking on
>> behalf of hamara and is the community lead at that moment. Which means
>> all the intelligence, the resources and understanding that we can give
>> to the person of the ground will hold him+er in good stead.
>>
>> I hope I am able to clarify the same.
>>
>> Another reason is many of these videos could also be re-used to make
>> our arguments in all kinds of social media as well which hopefully
>> will generate some arguments, some interests as well.
>>
>> Looking forward to feedback.
> I find the posts quite informative.
>
> But should they belong here or on the users list?

Actually speaking, they should be residing on users list but I'm not 
aware if we do have some actual users or not. If we do have some actual 
users, some teachers, some policy makers etc. on that list I don't have 
any issues in sharing the news, videos and whatever I lay my hands on to 
the list. Maybe you or/and Amardeep could share if there are any users 
on the list besides hamara people as of now.

I have been using the hamara-devel list because :-

a. It has some users so there is possibility that some feedback would be 
there.

b. My colleagues/team-mates are at par with whatever knowledge and 
understanding we are able to garner about pedagogy.

I'll probably spend an hour or two tomorrow and then get back to making 
that FAQ for the mailing list which still needs lot of work.

I'm also waiting to know when the schools would be starting in Delhi. I 
called up few relatives in Delhi and most schools either started this 
last Monday while some will start the coming Monday.

Maybe somebody from TBS could call up and ask when the school would be 
in session.
-- 
Regards,
Shirish Agarwal,
Community Lead,
Hamaralinux.org