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The document discusses the need for improved access to education globally. It notes that the average spending per student in many poor countries is under $20 per year, compared to $7,500 in the US. Over 1 in 3 children worldwide do not complete 5th grade or receive any education. The document proposes that providing each child with a $100 laptop through the One Laptop Per Child initiative could help expose them to new ideas and make them more able to contribute to society by allowing access to the Internet and resources of the digital world for just $5 per student.
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- 2. The need
- 3. The need The national average for public education is $7,500 a year, per student.
- 4. The need The national average for public education is $7,500 a year, per student.
- 5. The need The national average for public education is $7,500 a year, per student. The national average in the poorest countries is under $20 a year, per student.
- 6. The Need The U.S. spends 28% of the global education budget on 4% of the world’s children. Sub-Saharan Africa spends 2.4% of the global education budget on 15% of the world’s children. Low GDP = Low % spent on education
- 7. The Need
- 8. The Need One in three children, worldwide, does not complete the fifth grade. Many receive no education at all.
- 9. The Need One in three children, worldwide, does not complete the fifth grade. Many receive no education at all. Research shows that more of the same (more teachers, schools, books, etc.) is laudable, but insufficient.
- 10. The Need Do not give them more books, more schools, more of the same... Give them the world Give them the internet
- 12. Learn learning
- 13. Learn learning Think about thinking
- 14. Goals
- 15. Goals OLPC - One Laptop Per Child
- 16. Goals OLPC - One Laptop Per Child Expose them to a world of ideas and allow them to be more contributing members to the global society
- 17. Goals OLPC - One Laptop Per Child Expose them to a world of ideas and allow them to be more contributing members to the global society Implications for religion, the environment, trade, equality, and human rights.
- 18. What can we do... Become the Fundraiser
- 19. If you sell it, they will learn Group work Hardware package Software package Networking package OLPC package Speaker and media
- 20. Cost vs. Benefit Five dollars per student Play with and learn cutting edge technology A little hard work Educate thousands of children Save the world