Maine Laptop Program a Success

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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computers for students

[avandesande]

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.