one laptop per child.

What really strikes me about the One Laptop Per Child idea is the concept of access. It seems that the masterminds behind the whole concept only took into consideration material access: they're helping the children in that they're giving them computers, but what about the other kinds of access? Do these kids have the skills to use the computers? Do they have anxiety about using them? Do they want these computers? Do they have the opportunity to get online, or is the computer just something they're supposed to use without Internet access? Do these children all have to flock to airports and other locations with wifi in order to use their computers to the full extent they were intended, or had this been taken into account when they were given the computers?

Another thing that stuck with me was how small the computer itself was. Sure, these kids will be able to use it when they're young, but what happens as they get older and start growing? I don't think that anybody in discussion had small enough hands to comfortably type on the keyboard. Once the children hit a certain age, are they expected to find themselves another computer, or do they no longer "need" one?

I think the One Laptop Per Child plan was a good idea, but in my opinion, it should have been executed better. Taking into consideration the lack of skills the children might have and making the computer a little larger could make a vast difference for the kids who use it.