David Fletcher

UK

Software engineer

That's exactly the impression I get from what my son does in ICT lessons - boring.

Instead of teaching important stuff, like how computers work, what's inside the box, how to put one together, what an operating system is and how it does its job, IP addressing, etc., they seem to be teaching them secretarial skills on what will soon, I hope, become obsolete software.

Unlike the many unfortunate ones who have unskilled parents, my 13 years old son knows exactly how to swap a hard drive, install a Linux desktop operating system, get it updated and install the extra applications he needs. That's the stuff that the schools should be teaching, IMHO.