OVERRATED I've got this theory that the majority of so-called educational software is utterly superfluous to the needs of the average student, being thoroughly overrated by most parents and overpriced by the companies. At least the latest batch of programs from School Software avoid the latter evil - being £7.95 plus VAT - but as far as content and presentation are concerned, ho hum. there is nothing special here, I'm afraid. The company has produced Physics, Chemistry and Biology packages - all at around O level standard. The subjects are presented as ten fields, each with their own set of revision notes and questions which you select from a start-up menu. All reasonably competent stuff so far, but any educational program must surely stand or fall on content. I selected Chemistry 1 to look at - and was immediately disappointed. The odd spelling mistake can be forgiven, but is there really a controversy over whether Atomic Number refers to Protons or Neutrons? The notes said one, while the questions said the other. I think any student's money would be better spent on a decent text book than the present generation of 'educational' computer programs. Popular Computing Weekly | 
