Computers Don't Improve Learning

I blogged on this a while back when the OLPC (One Laptop per Child) craze was catching on.  I didn't make sense to me then and now it seems I was right to be skeptical according to an article - "Thanks for the PC.  What do I do with it?" on Cnet.  Just giving computers to kids without showing them what to do with it is just asking for trouble. 

OLPC - One Laptop per Child

Whose dumb idea is this one laptop per child promotion. Just because a kid gets a laptop doesn't mean he's going to get smarter. Kids are getting into trouble all the time online. Seems like this is another liberal panacea to make themselves feel good inside. They don't use their brains to see if it will actually work. Way to simplistic, just give a kid a laptop and all will be great. Right! They seem to think that just by giving kids access to information nothing but good can come from it. Experience shows the bad things always spread faster than the good stuff. They say "The goal is to get technology in the hands of those that cannot afford it." And I guess thats suppose to fix everything.