All schools in Liberia becoming private schools where a teacher with 5 weeks of training reads scripts off a tablet. http://m.mgafrica.com/article/2016-03-31-liberia-plans-to-outsource-its-entire-education-system-to-a-private-company-why-this-is-a-very-big-deal-and-africa-should-pay-attention/ …
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The idea that there is a neat, cheap and tech shortcut to education woe's of the world's poorest won't bear out. But the method will spread.
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Long after this experiment, people will say, oh, look, investing real resources and time was what was necessary. So many cycles of this.
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@zeynep “you can’t throw money at problems” = “i don’t want my money thrown at other people’s problems” EVERY TIME -
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@wugmump There are problems you can't throw money at, but the phrase is almost always used for problems YOU CAN AND SHOULD throw money at. - Show replies
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@zeynep The rich continue to be rich because they are careful with money - better planning,budgetting . I know rich kids who work part time.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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