Mark, IIRC, there was a stakeholders meeting with 'govt' some time back at Strathmore.EDU. At that point in time, these recent developments had not come out. The govt appears to "think" this project over in piecemeal manner. If the govt was to re-engage the stakeholders today I am sure they will come up with new positions. A laptop is a portable device. My understanding based on assumption was that each child entering class 1 was supposed to be issued with a laptop. Whether this was to be treated as a "personal issue" by the recipient is not clear to me since I haven't read that part of the Jubilee govt's manifesto, but I'd have believed once issues to a kid, the laptop belongs to the kid and they can personalize it. However, if the laptop was to be shared, and then be surrendered upon completion of Std 1, then it doesn't make sense. I am assuming the kid owns the laptop issued to them and uses this till they get to Std 8 - probably. So if the kids are only going to use the devices and leave them in the school, it also means there will be no homework based on the devices, right. Hence the justification for the govt to instead consider the labs option - and broaden the scope of this project beyond Std 1 as had been rightly said. Question now is: Is this project being implemented by the line ministry in consultation with the ICT ministry? What role is the ICT ministry playing? Is there a possibility that the govt can still listen to stakeholders input in view of the new developments or must another workshop be held 'to further consult', or is there a point of contact in the govt who is willing to listen and engage? Do you suppose the govt will be willing to consider other options other than 'laptop'? As it stands now, I am not even sure what the specs of this laptop is and whether it fits into the definition of a laptop. Anyone with the actuals?? On 12 August 2013 14:39, Mark Mwangi <[email protected]> wrote:
@wash The government exists with your taxes and support(again with taxes, patriotism blah blah blah.) It should thus be guided to the right path. Treating the government as an amorphous body that we have no real control over will leave Prof. Kaimenyi implementing horrendous things due to political pressure or rather tender pressure.
As Kivuva says, it is rather strange that we are happy to sideline 7 generations in favour of incoming class one students.
On Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 2:32 PM, Kivuva <[email protected]> wrote:
As a community, lets advocate for the labs. There is no reason why a class 2 student should spend 7years in school without access to a terminal while a class 1 has 8 years of laptop access. Is common sense that scarce? ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva twitter.com/lordmwesh google ID | Skype ID: lordmwesh
On 12 August 2013 14:01, Odhiambo Washington <[email protected]> wrote:
The more they should just build LAB with terminal and let all children use the computers. It doesn't make sense to limit them to class 1.
"Each device would cost Sh15,000 meaning the government could spend at least Sh15 billion in the first phase". From other news I've seen before, the govt (or their mouthpieces) did say these devices would cost KES 8,500 or thereabouts.
From https://twitter.com/OleItumbi/status/346704000147664896, I can see there is a plan to build Labs, and it was in the budget.
However, my question is still on the laptop. What is the _actual_ cost for a single unit?
On 12 August 2013 13:21, Grace Githaiga <[email protected]> wrote:
The government now says schoolchildren would not be allowed to walk home with laptops once they start using them from next year.
Ministry of Education officials Monday told a stakeholders’ forum in Nairobi that lessons from other countries indicate there would be many cases of lost gadgets if school children are allowed to go home with them.
http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/1944834/-/vlrgegz/-/index.html
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