http://www.intelliot.com/blog/archives/2008/01/05/one-laptop-per-child-no-longer-available/ Thoughts, opinions and fascinating discoveries by Elliot, a student at USC Sun, 06 Jul 2008 15:32:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.intelliot.com/blog/archives/2008/01/05/one-laptop-per-child-no-longer-available/#comment-379080 Elliot Lee Sun, 06 Jan 2008 08:53:05 +0000 http://www.intelliot.com/blog/archives/2008/01/05/one-laptop-per-child-no-longer-available/#comment-379080 I think it's a good program, and can be effective. Ask yourself this question: "Should we strive to bring <b>education</b> to underdeveloped parts of the world?" If your answer is yes, then you agree with the mission of OLPC. It's not a laptop project, but an education project. Education is absolutely essential for people to be free, happy, and have access to the world's opportunities. The best way to bring education to the world is by ensuring those children have computers. Computers have revolutionized the information age economy in America and Europe, and I have no doubt that providing personal computing resources to children will change their lives for the better. I think it’s a good program, and can be effective. Ask yourself this question: “Should we strive to bring education to underdeveloped parts of the world?” If your answer is yes, then you agree with the mission of OLPC. It’s not a laptop project, but an education project. Education is absolutely essential for people to be free, happy, and have access to the world’s opportunities. The best way to bring education to the world is by ensuring those children have computers. Computers have revolutionized the information age economy in America and Europe, and I have no doubt that providing personal computing resources to children will change their lives for the better.

]]> http://www.intelliot.com/blog/archives/2008/01/05/one-laptop-per-child-no-longer-available/#comment-378882 Stanley Sat, 05 Jan 2008 21:57:17 +0000 http://www.intelliot.com/blog/archives/2008/01/05/one-laptop-per-child-no-longer-available/#comment-378882 Out of curiosity, what is your take on the One Laptop Per Child program as a whole? Is it/will it be effective in ministering to the needs of children in underdeveloped parts of the world? My personal view is it seems counterproductive to strive for bringing computer and internet access to children who do not even have access to clean water or even the most rudimentary, essential health care. Out of curiosity, what is your take on the One Laptop Per Child program as a whole? Is it/will it be effective in ministering to the needs of children in underdeveloped parts of the world? My personal view is it seems counterproductive to strive for bringing computer and internet access to children who do not even have access to clean water or even the most rudimentary, essential health care.

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