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Maine Laptop Program a Success

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the an-ibook-in-every-pot dept.

Myoglobinologist writes "The New York Times has an article about how the State of Maine purchased $37 million worth of iBooks from Apple. The article states that the kids have adapted quickly to the laptops, attendance is up, and there is even heart-warming testimony from some politicians that were opposed to the project." We've done several previous stories about this initiative (they were originally considering custom-designed thin client machines - probably a good idea to go with off-the-shelf systems), and it's interesting to see how it has panned out.

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  1. computers for students by avandesande · · Score: 2, Troll

    It's kind of like giving them a set of dental tools. Teach the basics! I dont' want my children using a computer until they are (at least) teenagers.

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  2. Gee, if the NY Time says it.... by N8F8 · · Score: 0, Troll

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    It must be true. After all they spent all the time reviwing studies on academic performance before and after the laptops. Not to mention all the surveys of parent's opinions.

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  3. $37M middle-finger to Linux by Mosasaurus_Maximus · · Score: 0, Troll

    That's nice, $37M of PUBLIC money spent on closed source machines. Nice big fat "F you" to Linux there.

    Want to spend taxpayer money on something that will give value? Have the kids start learning Linux; who knows which of them will be the next Linus... ..instead of another Bill Gates / Steve Jobs.