[swiley]

I wonder if this will work out any better than the "computer" classes that teach people to use MS Word (do you really need a class on this?) instead of something they could actually use like an understanding of relational algebra.

[germinalphrase]

What do people use more often to get work done. MS Word or relational algebra?

[AnimalMuppet]

MS Word, but it pays much less well.

But, por que no los dos? Sure, teach MS Word, and also teach relational algebra.

[lordnacho]

Purely because they don't know any relational algebra. If they knew both they wouldn't use Word.

[InitialLastName]

I can know as much relational algebra as I like, but I just had a fun interaction with a set of lawyers (in my day-to-day life business, not work) where the Word skills were still necessary.

[Quenty]

Those computer classes were actually really useful for me, let me explore power point and was a way to make a video game within PowerPoint, which was super cool.