Hi Trent and all, On Tue, 20 Nov 2012, Trent W. Buck wrote:
Tony Langdon writes:
Also, what happens if the kids have been doing something outside or requiring moving around and they forget to plug in?
You're also going to have significant numbers of destroyed devices because kids throw their packs in the corner, sit on them, etc.
That really happens. According to a friend who already has a kid at this school for a year, the devices look pretty battered and some of the students are on the second tablet already.. I don't have statistics about how many "poor" kids had this already. Being reckless is a privileg of the more privileged, I guess. I am not really poor but not that rich that my kids get two iPads per year - so I teach them a bit about the value of things. I share the sentiment about costs (in fact I donate to The Smith Family every month and hope it makes a difference for someone who has problems to pay the bills). Recently I had to pay a lot of money upfront for next year. But it also reduces costs over the year, and the school can accommodate you with installments if you have trouble. The government has an education allowance for people in need, and there are charities as The Smith Family. There is always room for improvement. I guess I do not have to argue about vendor lock-in on a open source mailing list.. Regards Peter