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<title>Free Software in Education</title>
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<body class="article" microformats="h-entry">
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<a href="/freesoftware/freesoftware.html">Free Software</a>
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<h1>Free Software in Education</h1>
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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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<h3>Students should be taught the use of Free Software</h3>
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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 proprietary 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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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 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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<h3>Schools should use Free Software in their technological infrastructure</h3>
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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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We further explain why we need Free Software in eduction in our
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<a href="/freesoftware/education/argumentation.html">argumentation
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page</a>. You might also be interested in our <a href="/activities/childrensbook/index.html">children's
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book</a> about Free Software, our <a href="/activities/yh4f/index.html">coding competition</a> for
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teenagers, or a <a href="/freesoftware/education/lernenwiedieprofis.ch/index.html">campaign</a>
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(DE) about Free Software in education. You can also help us
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collect material introducing programming to childen by adding
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information in our <a href="https://wiki.fsfe.org/Activities/ProgrammingForChildren">wiki</a>.
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If you agree that students should learn Free Software and schools
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should use Free Software, please share this page. Support
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Free Software in Education for a future generation with better
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programmers and better citizens.
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<h3>Learn more</h3>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="/freesoftware/education/argumentation.html">Why we need Free Software in Education</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://wiki.fsfe.org/Activities/Education/FS_usage_Link_collection">Countries</a></li>
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</ul>
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<h3>Join us</h3>
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<li><a href="https://community.fsfe.org/c/activities/education-network/36">Education Network forum</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://lists.fsfe.org/mailman/listinfo/discussion">Mail discussion list</a></li>
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<li><a href="mailto:edu-team@lists.fsfe.org">Send an email to the edu team</a></li>
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<h3>Contribute</h3>
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<li><a href="https://wiki.fsfe.org/Education">Advocate's wiki</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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