Why don’t you think that students (learners) should have access to trillions of bits of information spread around the world, accessible via the internet?

Do you think that the public school students must always rely on worn-out, dog-eared textbooks missing pages and containing myriad proven errors? And teachers who spout falsehoods and myths?

“Students kindergarten to grade 6 have no real pressing need for constant internet access. What do they need it for. Chatting? E-mail? Viewing Porn?”

Who said that they must have CONSTANT internet access, in school or in their homes?
Secondly, access to the world wide web within wireless range of a school’s internet router is for research, learning and education, not pornography.

“I think it would be more productive for these children to have computers that are LAN not WAN connected. This way, they can communicate and exchange ideas with their classmates but limit the distraction the internet offers.”

The XO laptops are wirelessly connected to each other for “mesh networks” (LAN) for collaboration!

The Republic of the Philippines leadership, including Her Highness, doesn’t care much about educating the poor.
The Department of Science And Technology, whose website I can’t even load, doesn’t need to be involved. DepEd does.
But DepEd won’t issue computers to teachers and classrooms, because it is so backward and grossly incompetent. It won’t even replace defective textbooks and broken furniture.