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Originally Posted by Hebdomad
Also, although TomKat's students will leave school with a poor understanding of when and when not to use a database (as opposed to understanding that a spreadsheet will suffice for data management) and the usefulness of cross referential data, they will at least have never used Access, which I would count as a blessing.
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It's knowing when to use a database over a spreadsheet that's the important bit.
This little write up explains and sets it out quite well I think, even though it's done by Microsoft.