[ubuntu-za] iSchoolAfrica

[Alf Stockton]

On 05/05/2013 14:07, Johan Mynhardt wrote:
> This is sad, to say the least: http://www.ischoolafrica.com
>
> Great idea, but I can't see how this will work in rural areas, even if
> they have sponsors. Not making sense locking in pupils to Apple
> products, and guess what, they start at grade 1 and 2, effectively
> brainwashing those poor souls at such a young age...
>
> Sounds very good on radio, but I bet that the majority of the
> tech-illiterate parents don't know what they let themselves in for.
Sometimes you have no choice about going where the sponsors are. If the 
Ubuntu movement wants to counter the invasion of the brand names, they 
should each adopt a school and introduce them to the delights of Pi or 
UDOO and how to make them work. In the end, it doesn't make any 
difference how affordable or practical the intervention might be, it's 
all about people doing something to make it happen and to make it 
sustainable.

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Regards,
Alf Stockton                 www.stockton.co.za

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