> Training is the linchpin that holds everything together. Without > it, as well as intense, ongoing support, this is a pipedream > inside a shibboleth inside a folly.
Hi Steve, all, Appropriate training offers enormous opportunity, yet I wonder if we might not also acknowledge the value of self-development and ability of modern software to nurture the development of skills and understanding. I managed a Telecentre for several years. We conducted computer training and this was very successful - but it was also not uncommon for computing novice's to simply walk in, sit at a machine, and "learn to drive" in the same way a child on any farm learns to ride a motor bike; trial and error. I was often amazed at just how quickly some people would develop literacy with no help whatsoever other than the machine in front of them. Sharing the reservations of a lot of people about Negroponte's proposal, nonetheless I don't see a lack of training as a total inhibitor to success. People can develop without structured training. Cheers, Don _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
