[Olpc-uk] [cbigenho at hotmail.com: Re: [support-gang] Fwd: Caught in a Ponzi scheme]

[Michael Jordan]

Martin,

You mentioned in a previous post that you knew of academics that had done
study into OLPC project evaluation; any further details? The final link to
the proposal i believe.

Michael

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[mailto:olpc-uk-bounces at lists.laptop.org] On Behalf Of Martin Dengler
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Subject: [Olpc-uk] [cbigenho at hotmail.com: Re: [support-gang] Fwd: Caught in
a Ponzi scheme]

This is *key* for the Contributor's program proposal, I'd say:

----- Forwarded message from Caryl Bigenho <cbigenho at hotmail.com> -----
> [...] I have to admit [getting XOs to a pilot school to "hook" the 
> parents/school/community] is sort of what I had in mind when I 
> encouraged Yama to get a pilot school started in Bolivia, in an area 
> not in but near La Paz, where teachers could come to see the XOs in 
> action.  But, I would want lots of training and evaluation to happen 
> with teachers, students, parents, and community members involved.
> That is how a grassroots movement could get started.  Sounds like that 
> isn't going to happen with OLPC Corps.  Too bad.
>
> Caryl

Current proposal:
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_UK/Pilots/London2009/Proposal

(click the "Edit" link and improve it, please!)

Martin