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“In the rhizomatic model of learning, curriculum is not driven by predefined inputs from experts; it is constructed and negotiated in real time by the contributions of those engaged in the learning process. This community acts as the curriculum, spontaneously shaping, constructing, and reconstructing itself and the subject of its learning..”

Critics of one-to-one laptop programs in the United States say the computers facilitate more in-class distraction (instant messaging, MySpace, and so on) than learning, that they allow children access to inappropriate content, and that the benefits of constant access are so far unproven. Do you share those concerns? We do not share those concerns, but that is not to say they are not real issues. Our kids in Cambodia learn English using chat and MySpace. Children are distracted if the teaching is not interesting. One education minister just said to us, about the $100 laptop, "Finally, education will include learning."

every time I go to the exhibit floor at a conference and see more tools for monitoring, accountability and security than I see tools for creativity, creation and collaboration, I see us move one more step away from the dream of what I believe our schools can be.

Schools have an educative role in preparing young people for an adult world. Irrespective of all the above, the most powerful means of protecting young people is to help them make appropriate decisions for themselves.

Schools have an educative role in preparing young people for an adult world. Irrespective of all the above, the most powerful means of protecting young people is to help them make appropriate decisions for themselves.

Parents, families, communities and governments all have an obligation to help children flourish and to connect them to opportunities.

     Keeping Them Safe (PDF - 304KB)

Keeping Them Safe