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{{caption|Giddy girls in class in Ramallah West Bank. Photo by Rasha Hussein.}} |
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{{caption|Seven-year-old Idelma types "Idelma ama a mamá" into her XO, and wiggles with pleasure as the computer's voice read her sentence back. Her teacher Inga:, "This really motivates them, and makes it easier for kids to advance at their own pace."}} |
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{{caption|Children take their XO computers outside for study in the shade in Ramallah, West Bank, Palestine. Photo by Rasha Hussein.}} |
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{{caption|Weeks after getting his laptop, a fifth-grader who is the youngest of seven children of subsistence farmers takes it everywhere. "I like the math games, and I love the camera."}} |
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Revision as of 17:44, 8 September 2010
Optimism, Resourcefulness, Dedication and Creativity in Palestine
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Proud girls on their way home from school in Ramallah, West Bank, Palestine. Photo by Rasha Hussein.
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Giddy girls in class in Ramallah West Bank. Photo by Rasha Hussein.
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Children take their XO computers outside for study in the shade in Ramallah, West Bank, Palestine. Photo by Rasha Hussein.
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Two girls read together in a field in Peru.
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Students take photos and recordings for a class science project in Peru. Teachers report their students' reading comprehension has improved significantly, the drop-out rate is down, and students who once said they expected to be farmers like their parents are now dreaming of becoming lawyers, accountants, or engineers.