Showing posts with label OLPC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label OLPC. Show all posts
Monday, July 16, 2007
$100 Computers
I just read where Intel and OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) are giving the opportunity to purchase $100 computers to other countries. I am confused as to why large corporations would prefer to give other countries computers for their children's use vs. providing our nation's children with the same opportunity first. Why is it not possible to get our students up-to-speed with the technological advances where we have classrooms that are available to them to be taught. Most classrooms in the US have one, or maybe a few more, computers within the classroom and some even have Computer Labs that are utilized weekly to teach basic skills to the children. Why not provide our children the opportunity to have a $100 computer first so our children can be prepared to support our nation; after all, they are our FUTURE! Don't get me wrong, I do feel that all children should have the same opportunities but first I think we should take care of our own and then help those on outside next so we can help and teach them what we already know. We are selling out our own children for the sake of being humanitarians to others. Please let us remember that "it takes a village to raise a child" and in this case, "it takes a nation to better our futures and our children's futures."
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