"[The OPLC] may actually be detrimental to the growth of creative and analytical abilities of the child".I think we can safely cross India off the OLPC list.
"Even if the idea was acceptable, we cannot visualise a situation for decades when we can go beyond the pilot stage. We need classrooms and teachers more urgently than fancy tools,"
"If the Planning Commission has the kind of money that would be required for this scheme, it would be appropriate to utilise it for universalisation of secondary education."
India Just Says No
Posted by Wayan Vota on July 20, 2006 in Sales Talk: Countries, Countries: India
Tagged India, OLPC, OLPC India, Pedagogically Suspect, Sudeep Banerjee
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