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One Tablet Per Child Program Begins In Thailand

societyofrobots writes "Thailand has now put the first 50,000 of a planned 800,000 tablets into the hands of elementary students. Each tablet costs only $80/unit, runs Android ICS, and was manufactured in China. Opponents claim it to be a very expensive populist policy to 'buy votes', while proponents argue it could bypass the root causes of poor education in the country: outdated books and unskilled teachers."

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  1. Re:Good. by Jobless+Fellatio · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Thailand is a country of services, not content creators. Thai's usually are somewhat less creative, but they do great service. Gogo girls, bar girls, soapy girls, live music, great people.