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<title>Free Software in Education</title>
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<h1>Free Software in Education</h1>
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<p id="introduction">
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We actively promote the use of Free Software in schools and
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universities as it encourages schooling of understanding over
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product training and upholds the scientific principle.
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When you use Free Software you can use a program without
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expiration date, read its source code, modify the program to fit
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your needs, and further share the program and any improvements
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you make. The FSFE promotes the inclusion of Free Software in all
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levels of education systems and non-formal education.
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</p>
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<p>
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Already during its first general assembly, FSFE identified <a
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href="/about/reports/es-2003">education as
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one of the most important areas for activity</a> so young people and
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students would have the chance of getting in touch with knowledge instead
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of mere product schooling. Therefore the FSFE started a <a href="/freesoftware/education/eduteam.html">Free Software in
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Education working group</a> to focus on these efforts. Today, it acts as a hub and works on
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monitoring the European situation. We participate in Free Software
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events and assist other initiatives in making the change possible.
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</p>
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<p>
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Amongst other arguments for Free Software, here are four of the key benefits for education:
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<strong>Sharing:</strong> Using free software allows schools to
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teach children to share and cooperate.
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</li>
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<li>
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<strong>Learning to program:</strong> The possibility/freedom to
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tinker motivates children to learn more.
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</li>
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<li>
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<strong>Easy to administer:</strong> Free Software is stable,
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secure and reliable. It offers unrestricted access to the source
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code, thus allowing to modify or adapt it to the schools'
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needs.
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</li>
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<h2>Students should be taught the use of Free Software</h2>
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<li>
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<strong>Licences:</strong> With Free Software, teachers can give
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a copy to each student. There is no risk to mislead any child
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to use an illegal copy.
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</li>
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</ul>
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<p>
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Computer science curricula should focus on information technology
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concepts. Students should learn Free Software options for each
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task to gain technological competence and autonomy. Training
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students to use commercial products makes them dependent on
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software companies. Educational institutes should refrain from
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this practice.
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</p>
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<p>
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Free Software is the key to teaching students programming.
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Students should be taught Free Software because this way they can
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read the source code of a program and learn how it operates. This
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is paramount for talented students who are self-taught
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programmers. Writing code requires reading a lot of code. Using
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programs with hidden source code can sabotage learning, while
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Free Software lets everyone see in the finest detail how a
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program works.
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</p>
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<h2>Schools should use Free Software in their technological infrastructure</h2>
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<p>
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Educational institutes aim to convey a set of higher values to
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students, including freedom, equality, and solidarity. Free
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Software is a practice in information technology that embodies
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those values. People have the freedom to shape their technical
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infrastructure. People are free to improve the program themselves
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and share their contributions with others. Everyone is equal in
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this process. Free Software communities have a spirit of helping
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others. Formal education should not overlook the pedagogical
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potential in Free Software. Schools should encourage teachers of
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all courses to prefer Free Software when they make use of
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technology. The technological infrastructure of educational
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institutes should also rely on Free Software.
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="https://wiki.fsfe.org/Education">Advocate's wiki</a></li>
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<li><a href="/about/printable/">Spread our edu leaflets</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://wiki.fsfe.org/Activities/ProgrammingForChildren">Add material to Programming for Children</a></li>
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</ul>
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<h3>You might also like</h3>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="/activities/yh4f/">Youth Hacking 4 Freedom</a></li>
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<li><a href="/activities/childrensbook/">Children's book</a></li>
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<li><a href="lernenwiedieprofis.ch/">Learn like a pro (DE)</a></li>
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</ul>
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</ul>
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