[OLPC-Chicago] home schoolers was Re: The Children's Low-Cost Laptop Act - Contact your Illinois Legislators NOW!!!

[Karen T. Smith]

More likely an issue of airport than technology. I'm travelling with  
my two children today and do not want them talking to people we don't  
know. It is both a security issue and a politeness one.

Karen Smith

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On Apr 4, 2008, at 10:09 AM, "sheila miguez" <shekay at pobox.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 12:49 AM, Edward Cherlin <echerlin at gmail.com>  
> wrote:
>
>> In the Chicago O'Hare airport on my way to PyCon last month, I  
>> offered
>> a child a chance to try an XO. His mother wouldn't let him touch it,
>> because she is a Christian home-schooler. (The boy turned on his
>> mother and said, "I hate you." She said, "No, you don't," which is no
>> doubt true, but not helpful.)
>
> Is this a common attitude among home schoolers? I have not written
> home about PyCon yet because I've been so busy, but I am excited at
> the prospect of being able to share ideas from the OLPC community with
> my sister, who is home schooling her kids, and who is also very
> religious.
>
> I was thinking it would be neat if I could buy some XOs for my nieces
> and nephews (or perhaps some low cost laptops with similar programs,
> or perhaps even a live cd that they could use on the family desktop)
> and if any of them enjoyed programming I could provide help (though
> they live in Texas while I am in