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One Microscope Per Child ;)

• robinsoh 5y ago
  That's foreshadowing the utter disaster and waste of resources (for countries that could ill afford such wastage) that OLPC ended up being. " https://foreignpolicy.com/2009/09/09/why-did-one-laptop-per-child-fail/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2009/09/09/why-did-one-laptop-per-... Once the laptop finally started arriving in the developing world, its impact was minimal. We think. No one is doing much research on their impact on education; discussions are largely theoretical. This we do know: OLPC didn’t provide tech support for the machines, or training in how to incorporate them into education. Teachers didn’t understand how to use the laptops in their lessons; some resented them. Kids like the laptops, but they don’t actually seem to help them learn. It’s time to call a spade a spade. OLPC was a failure. … As Shaikh suggests, OLPC is a classic case of a development program more tailored to the tastes and interests of its funders, than the needs of the people it was supposed to help. Back to the drawing board. "