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<head>
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<title>Education Team</title>
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</head>
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<body>
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<div align="center">
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<h2>Education Team</h2>
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</div>
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<a name="Introduction"/>
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<h3>Introduction</h3>
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<p>
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With the increasing usage of information technology, software
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competency has become a key skill in modern society. Software is
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taking an essential part of our lives for the way we communicate,
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socialise and produce. In the overwhelming majority of sectors and
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industries, students of all ages require strong IT skills to become
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employable, productive, and competitive.
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</p>
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<p>
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Free Software applications provide the best tools for educators. They
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foster transferable skills and concepts based upon international open
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standards, rather than familiarity with individual products from
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particular vendors. Free Software in education upholds scientific
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principles of participation, collaboration and peer review, and in doing
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so develops additional learning skills by sharing knowledge and
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achievements amongst students. Free Software usage also encourages a
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culture of participating and doing instead of just consuming.
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</p>
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<a name="mission"/>
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<h3>Mission Statement</h3>
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<p>
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The goal of FSFE's Education Team is to bring the benefits of Free
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Software to all education-related activities and institutions. In
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accordance with <a href="/about/principles">FSFE's Self Conception</a>,
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we shall bring the use of Free Software in education to political
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agendas across European borders, and inform administrations, teachers,
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students and their parents about the benefits Free Software provides.
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</p>
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We shall foster communication and cooperation among these groups, and
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establish and extend dialogue between them and Free Software developers
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and advocates. We shall establish a legal framework that shall prohibit
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discrimination against Free Software and its users, and make available
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FSFE's extensive expertise to all parties involved. </p>
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<a name="getinvolved"/>
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<h3>Get Involved</h3>
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<p>
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The team is constantly looking for more volunteers. If you want to be
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part of this effort (which means that you are devoted to it, not just
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observing), we have some requirements:
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<ul>
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<li>
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you have a thorough understanding of Free Software
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<li>
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you agree with the mission statement above
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</li>
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<li>
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advantageous: previous work in that field;
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</li>
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<li>
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you should live in Europe (i.e. <a href="http://www.gnu.org/education/">North America</a> and
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<a href="http://www.fsfla.org/svnwiki/about/participate.en#mailman-listinfo-educacao-education">Latin America</a>
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have their own educational efforts, so please join them if
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you live there).
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</li>
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</ul>
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<p>
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Contact us via
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<a href="mailto:edu-team@lists.fsfe.org">edu-team@lists.fsfe.org</a>.
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</p>
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