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EPISODE · Jan 11, 2020 · 50 MIN

The Computers for Schools revolution

from The History Hour · host BBC World Service

In 2009, Uruguay became the first country in the world to give a laptop computer to every child in state primary schools. We hear from the man whose initiative is credited with transforming the lives of students and teachers. Plus, a US soldier's account of the battle for the Iraqi city of Fallujah in 2004, and memories of the Brazilian rubber-tapper and environmentalist Chico Mendes.PHOTO: Two Uruguayan children enjoying their laptops (Courtesy Plan Ceibal)

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