Every child should have a laptop.
Every child?
Yes. Every child in every school, whether rich or poor, should be handed a laptop, netbook, or some other portable, wireless device on their first day of school along with textbooks, pens, paper and other school supplies.
Impossible you say.
Nutty idea.
Every child?
Yes. Every child in every school, whether rich or poor, should be handed a laptop, netbook, or some other portable, wireless device on their first day of school along with textbooks, pens, paper and other school supplies.
Impossible you say.
Nutty idea.
Ok. Here's another one.
Wireless access should be a public utility. It should be available to every household in the same way that electricity is available to every household. It should not be the province of the few. It should be a resource for all.
Never happen you say.
Nutty idea.
Well how about the idea of an "Earth Day?" Back in 1969 when the idea of Earth Day was proposed, I'm sure there were a number of naysayers who thought...yeah right. This is stupid. More hippie, commie nonsense. This will go nowhere.
Wireless access should be a public utility. It should be available to every household in the same way that electricity is available to every household. It should not be the province of the few. It should be a resource for all.
Never happen you say.
Nutty idea.
Well how about the idea of an "Earth Day?" Back in 1969 when the idea of Earth Day was proposed, I'm sure there were a number of naysayers who thought...yeah right. This is stupid. More hippie, commie nonsense. This will go nowhere.
Earth Day is now observed in 175 countries. It is the only event celebrated simultaneously around the globe by people of all backgrounds, faiths and nationalities. More than a half billion people participate in Earth Day Network campaigns every year. It is now, by some estimates, "the largest secular holiday in the world."
How's that for a nutty idea?
My last blog post was titled: You take inspiration where you find it. That sentiment is certainly very true today.
Every great event in the course of human history begins with an idea. An idea becomes a cause. A cause can become a movement that, one day, changes the world.
So I'll say it again...
Every student should have access to a laptop.
Every home should have wireless access.
Crazy idea, right?
Maybe.
But maybe, just maybe, it's an idea that could become a cause that, one day, changes more than just our schools, but changes our world. Think of a world completely connected. Think of a world where the barriers between "us" and "them" become blurred, then broken down. Because if you think of it, there really is no "them." It's just "us." One world, one planet, one cause, one destiny.
Happy Earth Day everyone.
Every great event in the course of human history begins with an idea. An idea becomes a cause. A cause can become a movement that, one day, changes the world.
So I'll say it again...
Every student should have access to a laptop.
Every home should have wireless access.
Crazy idea, right?
Maybe.
But maybe, just maybe, it's an idea that could become a cause that, one day, changes more than just our schools, but changes our world. Think of a world completely connected. Think of a world where the barriers between "us" and "them" become blurred, then broken down. Because if you think of it, there really is no "them." It's just "us." One world, one planet, one cause, one destiny.
Happy Earth Day everyone.
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