Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on November 15, 2007 - 16:20.
While I applaud the aims of this program, I'm constantly asking myself, "why do so many of these programs stress reaching around the world and not across town?" Why don't we get rural kids in the US to contact city kids in the US? Why is it we can reach out to a village in India but not into the inner city 5-10 miles away? It just seems to me that if we are ever to truly build a "flat world" we need to also connect with those closer to us. Next time we start developing a program to connect with people on the other side of the planet, ask yourself why aren't we reaching to the other side of town?
Flat world
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on November 15, 2007 - 16:20.
While I applaud the aims of this program, I'm constantly asking myself, "why do so many of these programs stress reaching around the world and not across town?" Why don't we get rural kids in the US to contact city kids in the US? Why is it we can reach out to a village in India but not into the inner city 5-10 miles away? It just seems to me that if we are ever to truly build a "flat world" we need to also connect with those closer to us. Next time we start developing a program to connect with people on the other side of the planet, ask yourself why aren't we reaching to the other side of town?
Just a thought