A few thoughts on education and OLPC

‘One laptop per child’ gaining ground in India. It is for those with little or no access to education

India has ‘just begun’ taking an interest in the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) global initiative that aims at providing poor children with laptops to open up a world of education to them.

http://www.laptop.org

OLPC is one of the best examples of inclusive growth-the question I have is why are so few schools taking the OLPC in India and how can the reach of this device be expanded to include most children-in my opinion every school in India should join together and create a demand for more education in India-just 3 shifts of 8 hours each in which to teach and break will automatically increase demand for education in general and provide more employment opportunities for qualified and capable teachers.The advantages of 3 shifts of 8 hours each in schools will be:-

1. the number of children being educated will triple in one shot.
   
2. more employment to capable potential teachers.
3. faster learning using technology and the OLPC at the primary levels.

This will need a change in mindset and a must do attitude should evolve-the state and central governments can think of incentives for such schools-most importantly such thinking must not be forced upon managements and must be presented as an option.