And here I thought you'd meant "thought Logo"!

frank

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From: "Gary Fisher" <gafisher at sprynet.com>
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> How embarassing -- "though Logos" should have been "thought Legos."
>
> I might have learned to spell and to type (and proofread?) properly had
OLPC
> been around fifty years ago . . .
>
> Gary
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gary Fisher" <gafisher at sprynet.com>
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>
> >> "Seymour Papert, a computer scientist and educator who is an advisor in
> the project, claims that the machines will give the children new
> opportunities to explore, and "learn how to learn," which he feels is more
> important than traditional teaching techniques that simply focus on
> memorization."
>
> Seymour Papert though Logos could enhance learning.  Imagine that -- a toy
> that doesn't look like a weapon, a vehicle or a movie star; how successful
> could THAT be?
>
> Microsoft's first impression of OLPC, if memory serves me, was that it was
a
> fine concept but needed to run Windows.  I wake up with nightmares of a
> WinCE machine running Bob, and millions of third-world kids learning to
play
> Sol and use the three-finger salute.
>
> <g>
>
> Gary
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Klaus D. Witzel" <klaus.witzel at cobss.com>
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> Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 12:13 PM
> Subject: For $150, Third-World Laptop Stirs a Big Debate
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>
> quote: "While the laptop created by the One Laptop Per Child project has
> impressed many with its efficient design, it has provoked doubters who
don't
> think . . .
>
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