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From: gwyn@brl-smoke.ARPA (Doug Gwyn )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: GS software
Message-ID: <6812@brl-smoke.ARPA>
Date: 13 Dec 87 13:57:20 GMT
References: <1230@uhccux.UUCP> <7340001@hpfcpk.HP.COM>
Reply-To: gwyn@brl.arpa (Doug Gwyn (VLD/VMB) )
Organization: Ballistic Research Lab (BRL), APG, MD.
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In article <7340001@hpfcpk.HP.COM> gillam@hpfcpk.HP.COM ( Larry Gillam) writes:
>...  I'm planning 
>to strictly control the software so they're exposed only to something with
>educational value.

What does that mean?
Many games (e.g. Infocom's) have more true educational value than
many of the so-called educational software.  They teach note-taking,
reasoning, advance planning, caution, etc.
Software like the music construction sets also has educational value.