Comments on: Meet Scimorph – the new Clippy! http://sedgemore.com/2010/01/meet-scimorph-the-new-clippy/ physicist, journalist and science writer Tue, 22 May 2012 09:20:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Francis Sedgemore http://sedgemore.com/2010/01/meet-scimorph-the-new-clippy/comment-page-1/#comment-4910 Francis Sedgemore Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:52:10 +0000 http://sedgemore.com/?p=6499#comment-4910 Why? Because it was there, in your face, when there was no need for such a thing. And it's guidance was patronising. "You appear to be writing a letter…". Yes, I know I'm writing a fecking letter! BTW, there's another issue with this Scimorph thingy. It's described in the DCSF press release as <i>"helping to teach the core parts of the Key Stage 2 science curriculum"</i>, yet KS2 is primary school, not secondary. Why? Because it was there, in your face, when there was no need for such a thing. And it’s guidance was patronising. “You appear to be writing a letter…”. Yes, I know I’m writing a fecking letter!

BTW, there’s another issue with this Scimorph thingy. It’s described in the DCSF press release as “helping to teach the core parts of the Key Stage 2 science curriculum”, yet KS2 is primary school, not secondary.

]]> By: mikeovswinton http://sedgemore.com/2010/01/meet-scimorph-the-new-clippy/comment-page-1/#comment-4909 mikeovswinton Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:44:27 +0000 http://sedgemore.com/?p=6499#comment-4909 Yeah, why did people get bothered by that Clippy thing? Did they not have lives or something? I mean, yes, get angry - but at something actually worthy of your anger, eh? Yeah, why did people get bothered by that Clippy thing? Did they not have lives or something? I mean, yes, get angry – but at something actually worthy of your anger, eh?

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