[SLL] Great day for linux OLPC

[Jesse Keating]

On Wednesday 03 January 2007 00:01, Chuck Wolber wrote:
> As a dyed in the wool computer geek I've always been of the opinion that
> computers simply do not belong in schools. School should be a place that
> teaches a child to think and be a problem solver. Yes, computers can help
> with that, but they're only a very small part of it. The bigger picture
> includes the bigger world and problems that do not always conform nicely
> to textbooks. The best class I ever had in primary school was Mr.
> Pevovar's senior physics class. It had absolutely nothing to do with
> computers, but I credit that with a good 99% of my ability to do what I do
> with computers. It taught me how to think and be a problem solver and to
> think beyond the ruleset that most people live by.

Then it's a good think that the OLPC isn't a computer, it's a learning tool (:

Seriously, the OS on the little guy would not be recognizable as a traditional 
computer.  It is a way of jotting down notes, sending messages to eachother, 
some internet access but mostly a tool for learning with eachother.  I can't 
describe it all that well, but I really hope to be able to bring one of the 
units to LFNW.

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