Exactly. It's not poised to solve the world's problems, or hunger. It's for the improvement of education. Hopefully they got the logistics right and make this project succeed. I guess the world will still somehow be a better place if the OLPC succeeds than if it fails.
Tama na ang ugaling talangka. He he On Dec 8, 2007 9:43 PM, Holden Hao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Dec 7, 2007 5:49 PM, Manny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > One Laptop per Child Doesn't Change the World > > by John C. Dvorak > > http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2704,2227872,00.asp > > Dvorak does not get it. He did not do the research on this one. The > OLPC is an educational project and one that is based on sound learing > theory. To be more specific it is based on the constructivist and > constructionist theories of education. The use of computers for > learning through the mentioned approach is already tried and tested. > The MIT group of Negroponte has done many pilot studies already. If > you do the right research you can trace its beginnings from the works > of Dr. Seymour Papert, one of the creators of Logo. > > The idea of the project is to spur learning through the constructive/ > constructionist approach that is better enabled by a computerized > medium. It is hoped that through education, people can solve many of > their problems including how to put food on the table. > > If you are interested in the theory, start at http://www.papert.org > > > > Holden > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >
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