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Posting Date: January 20, 2003
 

Hole In The Wall (greenstar.org) -- "What he discovered was that the most avid users of the machine were ghetto kids aged 6 to 12, most of whom have only the most rudimentary education and little knowledge of English. Yet within days, the kids had taught themselves to draw on the computer and to browse the Net. Some of the other things they learned, Mitra says, astonished him."
(Mac comments: via Bruce at glasshaus.com)

 

  

Reader Comments...
 


More Pictures here

Posted by: Mac on January 20, 2003 12:12 PM


 

Wonderful story!

Posted by: Daniel Szuc on January 22, 2003 09:43 AM


 

nice to read something *good* about technology. Glad y'all liked it.

Posted by: glasshaus Bruce on January 22, 2003 01:24 PM


 

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