As a Tool Maker/Mechanical Designer turned high school Technological Design teacher, the current SW 2009 Premium Edu is perfect for my grade 9 to 12 students. Here is a top 10 list that would do wonders for educators and school boards:

1. Backwards compatability. If not possible, at least make the last 3 versions backwards compatable.

2. SDK download avilable for previous versions. At the very least make the SDK of the last 3 versions available for student download.

3. The ability to run reasonably well on substandard computers typically found in schools.

4. Stability Stability Stability

5. Ability to run in a network environment with severly limited student accounts.

6. Documentation that actually helpful. Current documentation is only useful for punishing students.

7. Error messages that actually explain the error. Will work wonders in helping students learn, and engineers/designers be more productive.

8. All service packs delivered for free.

9. Become proactive in working with education. Currently SW sees education as an unnessissary expense, not a marketing tool to hook future designers and engineers. SW should study how Apple partners with education, if it wants the same results.

10. Revamp the current VAR model. It has not been of any help to us.