And a Little Island Shall Lead Them
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Today's Geo Quiz sends us to a South Pacific island.
It's a little spot on the world map.
It's about one and half times the size of Washington DC.
It's a self-governing island, though it's officially a dependency of New Zealand.
The island is often referred to as the "Rock of Polynesia."
Its natives simply call it "the rock."
This week the island made a bit of history.
It became first in the world to issue laptop computers to all its children.
Officials say a little green laptop was given to every primary and secondary school student on the island.
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THIS gives me hope. Someday, this will be universal; all students will get laptops. That will allow the evolutionary leap in education that we're most needing.
Today's Geo Quiz sends us to a South Pacific island.
It's a little spot on the world map.
It's about one and half times the size of Washington DC.
It's a self-governing island, though it's officially a dependency of New Zealand.
The island is often referred to as the "Rock of Polynesia."
Its natives simply call it "the rock."
This week the island made a bit of history.
It became first in the world to issue laptop computers to all its children.
Officials say a little green laptop was given to every primary and secondary school student on the island.
...
THIS gives me hope. Someday, this will be universal; all students will get laptops. That will allow the evolutionary leap in education that we're most needing.