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EPISODE · Nov 12, 2021 · 1H 22M

The Legacy of OLPC and Charismatic Pitfalls in Teaching Programming

from The Real Python Podcast

Do you remember the One Laptop Per Child program? What went wrong, and what can we learn from the program's failure? What are the potential pitfalls of charismatic technology, and how can we avoid them when introducing students to programming? This week on the show, former guest Al Sweigart and author Morgan Ames are here to talk about her book "The Charisma Machine - The Life, Death, and Legacy of One Laptop per Child."

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