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Posted to The Dismal Science by Eamonn on June 12, 2008
Let's put an English tutorial onto the disc
Something universally applicable like the Rosetta Stone format. Then, well put additional teachings on U.S. laws, good hygiene and health habits, and how to apply for U.S. temporaryH2-A and H2-B worker visas. While we're at it we can put on tutorials for landscaping, meat-cutting and housecleaning skills, etc. Some of those will qualify for ...
Posted to The Dismal Science by rhyolite on June 9, 2008
weak story
This story makes the OLPC program the posterboy of the problem without giving any evidence of any kind to suggest that it is a poor program. The author mentions his own experiences with PET and provides some research about a bizzare voucher program. Not only is the OLPC program a very different program, it is a very different computer whose ...
Posted to The Dismal Science by dombarrett on June 9, 2008