> (Alas, yet another problem with the concept is that as I 
> remember early
> education (and in the case of my own children), textbooks (and tools 
> like
> computers) are a lot less important than TEACHERS.  Perhaps a "One 
> Laptop
> per Teacher" program should precede OLPC.  (but it would be harder to
> protect from abuse.))

how about (in rough order of importance, check Maslov):
- zero bullets and (cluster) mines per child per day
- some food per child per day
- a home (building) per N childs
- a (at least one) living parent per X childs
- a school building per Y childs
- a teacher per Z childs

IMHO laptops come only after that, even the ones for teachers. And I
left medical care out.

Wouter van Ooijen

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