> > >> The point to consider here is wheter a laptop in the hands of an > >> uneducated > >> poor child is going to significantly alter his life. > >> will it prevent him from dropping out of school or help him get a > >> college > >> degree. > > We are talking about OLPC serving this purpose in two ways. > > Children getting used to technology, especially *free* technology. > > Now is technology helps a person get a degree or stop him from drop is > > a different question. > > But Technology does help bring a refreshing change to the way > > education is delivered. > > more to the point is that the people who question what a uneducated > poor child would do with a laptop are also people who have laptops. > Incidently what do most educated rich children do with their laptops?
so i think you want to give poor kids the freedom to watch and surf p0rn like thier rich counter parts. that is a very good reason for giving them cheap laptops i will now ask who is going to provide them un interrupted electricy like in the cities. _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Next Event: http://freed.in - February 22-24, 2008 Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
