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Yes, I agree, there are many advantages. Still I saw various high school level children who were able to get a torrent and launch GTA San Andreas in their compu

by sdfin 5y ago

Yes, I agree, there are many advantages. Still I saw various high school level children who were able to get a torrent and launch GTA San Andreas in their computers, but at the same time they were unable to read in a fluent way and of comprehending texts. I mean, autonomous children, and children with certain interests can learn a lot just by having a computers, while others won't learn much. But still, the exposure to a computer is helfpul for all of them. I was too extreme in what I expressed. Both having computers and good education are positives.

StavrosK 5y ago
Sure, but it's worth wasting 99 laptops if even we manage to enable one child to get a better education, and that's even before considering that the other 99 laptops are probably not going to be wasted either.
- is_true 5y ago
  The problem is more than half of the children live in poverty. Maybe making sure they can eat is a better first step.
  - sdfin 5y ago
    Good point. There's a hierarchy of priorities. First prevent children from starving, then give them computers. It's true that in Argentina more than half of children live in poverty https://chequeado.com/hilando-fino/casi-6-de-cada-10-chicos-son-pobres-en-la-argentina/ https://chequeado.com/hilando-fino/casi-6-de-cada-10-chicos-...
  - Daishiman 5y ago
    Yes, and the way you do that is by increasing their chances of being able to integrate productively into the rest of the economy. How do you think a person who knows how to send emails and open Google Docs stacks up against a person who doesn't?
    - sdfin 5y ago
      I understand your point and share it. Still, I believe you have no idea about what happens in Argentina's educational system. I share what a teacher explains about her experience in Argentina's schools. It's in spanish, but I believe that twitter has a translate function. The thread starts here https://twitter.com/sonripink/status/1407088057778647053 https://twitter.com/sonripink/status/1407088057778647053

by sdfin 5y ago

StavrosK 5y ago

Sure, but it's worth wasting 99 laptops if even we manage to enable one child to get a better education, and that's even before considering that the other 99 laptops are probably not going to be wasted either.

is_true 5y ago
The problem is more than half of the children live in poverty. Maybe making sure they can eat is a better first step.
- sdfin 5y ago
  Good point. There's a hierarchy of priorities. First prevent children from starving, then give them computers. It's true that in Argentina more than half of children live in poverty https://chequeado.com/hilando-fino/casi-6-de-cada-10-chicos-son-pobres-en-la-argentina/ https://chequeado.com/hilando-fino/casi-6-de-cada-10-chicos-...
- Daishiman 5y ago
  Yes, and the way you do that is by increasing their chances of being able to integrate productively into the rest of the economy. How do you think a person who knows how to send emails and open Google Docs stacks up against a person who doesn't?
  - sdfin 5y ago
    I understand your point and share it. Still, I believe you have no idea about what happens in Argentina's educational system. I share what a teacher explains about her experience in Argentina's schools. It's in spanish, but I believe that twitter has a translate function. The thread starts here https://twitter.com/sonripink/status/1407088057778647053 https://twitter.com/sonripink/status/1407088057778647053