tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364347417299521615.post2030669977253052910..comments2024-02-08T05:20:09.443-05:00Comments on DeepakSethSpeak: Thoughts for the New Rochester School ChiefDeepak Sethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07719056772567377429noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364347417299521615.post-25234747940497175902007-12-04T11:22:00.000-05:002007-12-04T11:22:00.000-05:00>> I knew I may face some flak for this proposal a...>> I knew I may face some flak for this proposal as smacking of welfarism.<BR/><BR/>Indeed! ;-)<BR/><BR/><BR/>>> reduced violence<BR/><BR/>Respectfully, I don't see the connection.<BR/><BR/><BR/>>> Also their would be resultant benefits to local and US economy by more people using the web, ordering stuff, positive impetus to IT sector etc. Even if laptop is free, more than its cost can be recovered <BR/>>> through subscriptions etc<BR/><BR/>If that's true, wouldn't it also make sense to just give free laptops to as many people as possible, city school children or not? That way we could benefit the economy much much more?<BR/><BR/>See Bastiat's Broken Window Fallacy<BR/>http://bastiat.org/en/twisatwins.html<BR/>http://www.econlib.org/library/Bastiat/basEss1.htmlSpeedmasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10193689033214490178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364347417299521615.post-88776106798794168162007-12-04T10:32:00.000-05:002007-12-04T10:32:00.000-05:00I knew I may face some flak for this proposal as s...I knew I may face some flak for this proposal as smacking of welfarism.<BR/><BR/>I think if properly evaluated such a scheme may prove cost effective in terms of savings on books, reduced violence etc. The initial investment for a pilot project can come from a philanthropic/business organization. If they are willing to spend on this project around the globe, they might start off in their backyard.<BR/><BR/>Also their would be resultant benefits to local and US economy by more people using the web, ordering stuff, positive impetus to IT sector etc. Even if laptop is free, more than its cost can be recovered through subscriptions etc (like Japanese car manufacturers pricing cars chaep and making money on the spares)<BR/><BR/>I do not propose taxpayer monies to be used for this measure unless it is taxpayer neutral.Deepak Sethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07719056772567377429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364347417299521615.post-48557507461033159992007-12-04T09:45:00.000-05:002007-12-04T09:45:00.000-05:00Deepak, I must respectfully disagree. I am not con...Deepak, I must respectfully disagree. I am not convinced that free laptops (stolen from taxpayers) will help when you have a great percentage of kids that can barely read and have little interest in learning much useful. Throwing expensive gadgets won't help imho.<BR/><BR/>And has it really worked elsewhere? How do we measure success? At what cost?<BR/><BR/>A little more on this:<BR/>http://amateureconblog.blogspot.com/2007/11/throwing-laptops-at-problems.html<BR/>http://amateureconblog.blogspot.com/2007/11/reaching-out-to-students-when-they-talk.html<BR/><BR/>Everything I've saved on education:<BR/>http://amateureconblog.blogspot.com/search/label/educationSpeedmasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10193689033214490178noreply@blogger.com