Comments on: OLPC on 60 Minutes http://dougma.com/archives/26 the truth according to Doug Mon, 05 Sep 2011 01:44:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Wayan http://dougma.com/archives/26/comment-page-1#comment-38 Wayan Mon, 11 Jun 2007 21:38:22 +0000 http://www.dougma.com/?p=21#comment-38 Doug, You bring up interesting points around OLPC, though I don't agree with many of them. Might you join the ongoing debate around the project at <a href="http://www.olpcnews.com" rel="nofollow">OLPC News.com</a>? There we dig deep into the many issues around the One Laptop Per Child idea and project. You are also welcome to submit a guest post on a topic that drives you. We've already had a good one on my <a href="http://www.olpcnews.com/use_cases/education/olpc_effective_violin.html" rel="nofollow">"violin" analogy</a>. Doug,

You bring up interesting points around OLPC, though I don’t agree with many of them. Might you join the ongoing debate around the project at OLPC News.com?

There we dig deep into the many issues around the One Laptop Per Child idea and project. You are also welcome to submit a guest post on a topic that drives you.

We’ve already had a good one on my “violin” analogy.

]]> By: Vednis http://dougma.com/archives/26/comment-page-1#comment-37 Vednis Wed, 23 May 2007 13:15:31 +0000 http://www.dougma.com/?p=21#comment-37 Great write-up Doug. It's a shame that 60 Minutes chose to remix hard facts from project press kits instead of trying to understand OLPC's driving forces. Unfortunately, Nicholas Negroponte's vision is founded on a view of learning - free learning - not shared by much of Western society. That is why people react with "shock and horror" to OLPC's goals. The gap in understanding is visible in Wayan Vota's comments as well. Excellent post. Great write-up Doug. It’s a shame that 60 Minutes chose to remix hard facts from project press kits instead of trying to understand OLPC’s driving forces.

Unfortunately, Nicholas Negroponte’s vision is founded on a view of learning – free learning – not shared by much of Western society. That is why people react with “shock and horror” to OLPC’s goals. The gap in understanding is visible in Wayan Vota’s comments as well.

Excellent post.

]]> By: Jeff Rush http://dougma.com/archives/26/comment-page-1#comment-36 Jeff Rush Tue, 22 May 2007 07:15:16 +0000 http://www.dougma.com/?p=21#comment-36 Doug, your analysis is spot-on. I saw that story and was both excited and depressed. The OLPC story is _so hard_ to convey to people, it seems. It's NOT a laptop. It's NOT a vocational proficiency with Office project. It IS about exploratory learning i.e. constructivism. Doug, your analysis is spot-on. I saw that story and was both excited and depressed. The OLPC story is _so hard_ to convey to people, it seems.

It’s NOT a laptop.

It’s NOT a vocational proficiency with Office project.

It IS about exploratory learning i.e. constructivism.

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