labweek2

Lab Assignment 2: One laptop per child is a neo-colonial trojan horse
The neo-colonial generally refers to the economic and politics relationship between stronger and weaker countries. Developed countries control the developing countries. Trojan horse was a tale from Trojan War. From my point of view, this statement refers that stronger countries give the laptops to children in weaker countries in order to control the nation.

I don't agree with this statement. I do believe this project is for education purpose not for colonial. Education is a foundation of a country. People, without knowledge and open-mind cannot manage and develop their own country very well. In developing countries, a laptop do change the children’s learning habit, education system, and even the culture, but children also gain knowledge from the worldwide so that they can make living and change their futures. As we known, globalization cannot avoid and is happening everywhere. Most of countries are thinking to join this trend instead of against it. Under this conditions, it is not colonial but integrate.