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One thing that always bothered me about the OLPC project: a laptop, and perhaps any other tech in isolation, is no panacea for an education problem.
by rajbala 13y ago
One thing that always bothered me about the OLPC project: a laptop, and perhaps any other tech in isolation, is no panacea for an education problem.
- jaboutboul 13y agoGreat comment. I don't think anyone ever thought the XO itself would be a panacea for any problem. It was meant to act as a starting point to help bridge the digital divide and act as a gateway to content and educational material (and maybe eventually other services). In fact one of the first projects that OLPC was working on for the XOs was a huge built in library.
- dragonwriter 13y agoThe project was never about the laptop as a panacea, which is why the project wasn't limited to the hardware, but has always been about educational content, instructional methods, and support infrastructure, as well.
- dublinben 13y agoThis is just as true in the developed world as well. I always cringe at laptop placement programs (or even worse, iPad placement programs) in k-12 schools. They always turn out to be a waste of money with nothing to show. The most needy students don't even have internet access at home anyway.