In Argentina, cheap government-issued netbooks sparked a musical Renaissance

Re:In Argentina, cheap government-issued netbooks sparked a ... by elondaits on Thursday June 17, 2021 @12:49PM (#27541672)

The idea behind OLPC was in fact that students would be able to gain a lot of insights on their own just by being in contact with their own computer… it was never a requirement that they had to be used effectively in the classroom.

I’m from Argentina and saw kids using their computers while sitting in front of a house, hanging (like kids do) and thought that was beautiful. Also saw a girl using hers in the park while her father pushed her little sister in the swing. Those kind of images are inspiring and it’s a shame the program was cut.

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Re:In Argentina, cheap government-issued netbooks sparked a ... by rijoja on Thursday June 17, 2021 @01:40PM (#27542251)

Would you know if there are any efforts to create a similar effort?

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Re:In Argentina, cheap government-issued netbooks sparked a ... by dmix on Thursday June 17, 2021 @02:07PM (#27542543)

Did you read the full article? They've already restarted the program.

> Conectar Igualdad was supposed to end definitively in 2018, but the next year saw a new government come to power. The netbook program has since experienced a rebirth as a part of a bigger project. “Last year, we released the Juana Manso Federal Plan,” said Marés Serra, the general manager at Educ.ar. “And even though we do not have enough funds to cover every grade for now, we have returned to the model where the student owns the computer.”

The lack of internet is a huge problem still, especially considering they call them netbook.

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Re:In Argentina, cheap government-issued netbooks sparked a ... by rijoja on Friday June 18, 2021 @04:05AM (#27548353)

Oh sorry I was a bit unclear I was referring to the OLPC program.

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