One Laptop Per Child : Balloony Schemes I say!

I welcome the Government decision not to buy Computers for kids. After all, Education is better if the student is interested and the Teacher helps him understand things.

With a Lappy I see N no.of distractions. Where N tends to infinity. examples..games music.

While these are required for a kid but a Laptop providing them such content will wane their interests and the schooling system will collapse. And we will have school dropouts jumping to Reggae and such Music.

Right now India can ill afford the 100$ laptop. And the same can be paid towards the mid day meals of the kids.

India badly needs these rather than a Laptop :

1) Good government that is limited, efficient and run by ethical people with enlightened liberal (as in Locke, not Marx) attitudes toward individuals and their worth. Currently there are so many deaths that value of Life means nothing to the politicians in the Highest Echelons of power.

2) Investment into much needed Critical infrastructure (like roads bridges highways subways Metro Rail) to enable higher and longer quality of life.

3) Populations with a good, liberal education that isn't just focused on math and science.

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