Having a computer is not some magic educational fairy dust, especially when it's not directed. Your 7 year old is not destined for success because she has a computer but because she has a parent who is engaged in her life enough to guide her to make her first object oriented game.
Engagement by live human beings is the only way to solve educational problems. Learning can't be completely or even mostly automated.
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Having a computer is not some magic educational fairy dust, especially when it's not directed. Your 7 year old is not destined for success because she has a computer but because she has a parent who is engaged in her life enough to guide her to make her first object oriented game.
Engagement by live human beings is the only way to solve educational problems. Learning can't be completely or even mostly automated.