Hi Elana, On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 9:48 PM, elana langer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > d) Although I think building a tagging tool around kids natural ways > of thinking is really exciting, most teachers/schools/gov'ts are > really concerned that this OS isn't preparing kids for the digital age > properly. Most people feel it is important the computer meet some > simple expectations that are common and understandable practices on > any OS - like having files that can be saved and accessed in a simple > place for example.
could you elaborate on what means for teachers/schools/govts to prepare kids for the digital age? It may be that we are not giving enough importance to that requirement (?). [All: this topic is very broad and maybe controversial, please try to keep the threads focused and spawn new ones when needed] Greg, as OLPC's product manager, are we missing anything on that aspect? Thanks, Tomeu _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep