suggested that the ideal remote-teacher-to-remote-student ratio remains one to one I don't think that follows. Nell's Primer was only a prototype. As a practi

suggested that the ideal remote-teacher-to-remote-student ratio remains one to one I don't think that follows. Nell's Primer was only a prototype. As a practical matter the kind of infrastructure that went into developing it would over time be replaced by something more economically and socially efficient. The story itself suggests that neither Miranda or the Primer's designers anticipated Nell's needs. If you still need a human teacher, and that teacher has to be paid, what exactly have you gained by interposing the Kindle between the teacher and the student? It's likely that little is gained in that limited student/teacher/employment context but in my experience[1] I think there are considerable educational opportunities once people step outside that traditional box. 1- http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=226987 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=226987