[Dinesh wrote] > > Same attitude... Let us give them roti, kapada aur makan (Which is > > same as Garibi Hatao Abhiyan. ). They really don't need education > > and information. > > > > Education and information is not equal to one laptop per person.
Sriram J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > if u can tell me how one lap top will give you education i > will gladly read . > if your roti and makan is taken away and u are given electronic > devices instead will you accept. You can do educational stuff on a laptop. I don't think you're disputing that though really. Your point is about having reasonable living conditions in place first. Which is a good point, and one I've thought about carefully. I'd say the "Young Lady's Illustrated Primer" [1] effect is a necessary, but not sufficient condition for realizing the potential of kids. I reckon realizing the potential of kids can be achieved better by a laptop and connectivity than by books nowadays. The OLPC is no miracle device, and most underprivileged children will remain underprivileged, but an OLPC would be immensely helpful for those who have an innate urge to learn. Giving people Roti, Kapda and Makan (instead of a proper education) means you get people who will vote for you, but who will be less likely to get out of their underprivileged quagmire. Democracy doesn't work as well in illiterate/uneducated societies. PJ [1] Neil Stephenson's book, Diamond Age, describes how a girl initially at the dregs of society becomes socially mobile after getting educated by an illegal copy of an intelligent, interactive book - the Young Lady's Illustrated Primer. _______________________________________________ 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/
