[sdfin]

Yes, I agree, there are many advantages. Still I saw various high school level children who were able to get a torrent and launch GTA San Andreas in their computers, but at the same time they were unable to read in a fluent way and of comprehending texts.

I mean, autonomous children, and children with certain interests can learn a lot just by having a computers, while others won't learn much. But still, the exposure to a computer is helfpul for all of them.

I was too extreme in what I expressed. Both having computers and good education are positives.

[StavrosK]

Sure, but it's worth wasting 99 laptops if even we manage to enable one child to get a better education, and that's even before considering that the other 99 laptops are probably not going to be wasted either.

[is_true]

The problem is more than half of the children live in poverty. Maybe making sure they can eat is a better first step.

[sdfin]

Good point. There's a hierarchy of priorities. First prevent children from starving, then give them computers. It's true that in Argentina more than half of children live in poverty https://chequeado.com/hilando-fino/casi-6-de-cada-10-chicos-...

[Daishiman]

Yes, and the way you do that is by increasing their chances of being able to integrate productively into the rest of the economy. How do you think a person who knows how to send emails and open Google Docs stacks up against a person who doesn't?

[sdfin]

I understand your point and share it. Still, I believe you have no idea about what happens in Argentina's educational system. I share what a teacher explains about her experience in Argentina's schools. It's in spanish, but I believe that twitter has a translate function. The thread starts here https://twitter.com/sonripink/status/1407088057778647053