Free iPads for Scottish pupils first thoughts
https://www.economist.com/britain/2019/08/29/free-ipads-for-scottish-pupils
This is a great idea. Technology propels education forward. The wealthy and well-off in society have always known this and their access to high tech including devices like iPads and software that is too expensive for regular people ensures that the well-off portion of society will always have access to the best education, best products, and most importantly, be the most efficient money makers that our society has. The reason is because the technology makes it easier to accomplish many things from learning to creating a customer base that is also well educated and has the “liquidity” to spend on goods or services as they desire.
Rural Glasgow is a perfect area for this as these people do not have access to such a wide variety of goods and services that a major city like Tokyo or the Bay Area has. In these rural areas like Glasgow, just like in the outskirts of Tokyo or Osaka, Japan, young people flee as soon as possible because they know there is no young to middle aged future for someone who is curious about the world. So they must be able to bring the world to them and make social and business connections through technology.
I don’t think that preventing the iPads from downloading apps is a good idea. I also think that all students must be given these iPads in a timely manner to prevent jealously and also separating people further based on what they have or don’t have. There are many technology platforms available today such as Coursera.org and Stanford, Google and Apple. Many programs are initially free or can be subscribed to via an affordable monthly payment. An educational grant from the government or even from a company like Sony could revolutionize a marginalized population. This can also bring back into people’s homes and lives a well known brand like Sony (computing). I think a collaboration or even a competition between the people that brought iPads into these classrooms could also bring a new product like Sony tablets into neighboring towns or even the rest of the students that did not receive iPads. Now, the education begins much more seriously in two ways. One is by natural curiosity— searching for something which also educates us. Two is competition. Especially regarding high school kids. Competition is natural.
Since Ireland has been an extremely important supporter of Apple for many years, supporting education based initiatives is a natural extension of developing technology. Sony could re-emerge in the peripherals market place by dong this also. Since they have such a long history in developing technology, maybe learning from this initiative in Glasgow will spurt a new movement forward in bringing up people who would under current socio-economic circumstances not have a chance.
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