OLPC (One Laptop Per Child)

@merjun (158)
Philippines
February 28, 2008 4:05am CST
has anyone used this kind of laptop? its so sad that our country does not have this kind of laptop yet.
2 responses
@amitavroy (4819)
• India
28 Feb 08
for me it is yet another marketing strategy. What will a child to if he is not at all educated. There's a very small percentage of the population which is educated so when you're talking about every child having a laptop you're talking about a very small percentage of people. Think about those children's who don't even know how to write your name. What will they do with a laptop or otherwise will be neither laptop. The first thing which should be done is educate a child given him the primary education which is required. So that he can contribute to the country by turning into an earning person. then only will the need arise for a laptop and then again we say that this every child needs a laptop. If their child who don't even know how to write the name and there is one set of child who are travelling in cars than what is the use of such the big difference in the society. First we should reduce this difference then only we should think about a laptop per child.
@merjun (158)
• Philippines
28 Feb 08
i think you did not know the goal of OLPC. its is not just a laptop but it also to educate people. you can find it all here http://www.laptop.org/children/. OLPC has programs need for basic education and also for advance research.
@maximax8 (31046)
• United Kingdom
28 Feb 08
I haven't got one of these laptops yet as they are not available in my country yet. I saw them on You Tube when I asked a friend that is interested in computers to tell me more about them. So far they have gone to one child in each school in poor countries. I am sure that the children and delighted to have a laptop in their education.