So, the Madagascar XO story was relatively focussed. This issue of The Economist is more in the way of review and context. The issue-specific cover text is
The future of learning How technology is transforming education https://www.economist.com/printedition/2017-07-22 First, there's their "Leader" (something of an editorial) shown in their online and print tables-of-contents as "Education technology: Brain gains" (page 9 in the print issue) but the online version carries the headings: Education technology Together, technology and teachers can revamp schools How the science of learning can get the best out of edtech Their more reportage-and-analysis oriented "Briefing" is "Edtech: Machine Learning" in the tables-of-contents, but carries the online headings Edtech Technology is transforming what happens when a child goes to school Reformers are using new software to “personalise” learning The leader uses B.F. Skinner's work as a frame, unfortunately, but at least somewhat critically. (I've been shifting the print edition of this around since I bought it off a newstand and read it, waiting to pass along these links for your consideration. Now that's done, I'll put it in the recycle bin, finally. :-) _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep