> > BTW, I am confused by this discussion thread. I thought OLPC was about > bringing learning environments into the reach of the neglected children - > those who don't have access to well-equipped school rooms or educated > guides. > Does XO really make sense in environments that already have well-equipped > classrooms and teachers? >
Any country in the world has dedicated, caring teachers. And in any country in the world, teachers - whether dedicated or not - are an important constituency in education decisions. If OLPC aims solely at where-there-is-no-teacher, it's aiming at precisely nowhere. (I live and teach in Guatemala, roughly middle-of-the-pack for the third world, if that's worth anything.) Jameson
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