__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Thursday 17 August 2006 07:06 \__
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> Stuart Krivis <jd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 09:22:43 +0100, Roy Schestowitz
>><newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>>> I don't see why the US$100 laptop shouldn't be used everywhere, rather
>>>> than just in the 3rd world. It would surely benefit many schools in
>>>> less well off parts of the UK.
>>>
>>>
>>>I once thought about the very same arguments. My sister, who has just
>>>turned 10, has this laptop-shaped educational tool. It's embedded and the
>>>screen is small, monochrome, and low in resolution. She doesn't seem to
>>>have much
>>
>> Sounds a bit like an Apple Emate I still have somewhere. (It actually
>> wasn't a bad idea at the time it was developed.)
>>
>> I do agree that the $100 laptop should be strongly considered for use
>> in all classrooms. It would be far better to have 10 $100 laptops than
>> 2 $500 ones.
>>
>> If there is an overall cost savings, then the schools should put the
>> leftover money into hiring more teachers. :-)
>
> I was discussing this with the head of the school at which I'm a
> governor yesterday - he's quite keen on the idea too.
Wonderful! Bravo, Mark.
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