tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338977976954280982.post1653194242065108348..comments2023-06-10T04:31:40.879-04:00Comments on Joe Wikert's Kindleville Blog: All Kindle, All the Time: A Cheaper Device Is Only Part of the FormulaJoe Wikerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02898067591293359566noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338977976954280982.post-80984297592815307122008-01-09T16:38:00.000-05:002008-01-09T16:38:00.000-05:00I don't think access to books is the problem. I t...I don't think access to books is the problem. I think an inability to read is the problem. Kindles everywhere in the school system is not a solution for illiteracy. Our libraries are free and still there are not very many kids in the libraries that I have visited. It is a shame that people have high school diplomas who are functionally illiterate. It seems we didn't want to traumatize the kids by flunking them, so we granted them a lifetime trauma instead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338977976954280982.post-34133091069213831222008-01-09T16:08:00.000-05:002008-01-09T16:08:00.000-05:00Does anyone besides me think that the Kindle can p...Does anyone besides me think that the Kindle can play an important part in lowering the barriers to achieve higher literacy levels among schoolchildren in the US? (And eventually in third world countries if the wireless capability is expanded globally) Think of it: school kids with access to a virtually unlimited array of textbooks, classic literature, magazines and assorted other educational resources, all without adding an ounce of weight to their already overburdened backpacks! Yes, the current price point is a major deterrent but as the law of declining technology prices kicks in, volume discounts, etc, it may be within the reach of many students. For those in need, a foundation that subsidizes the cost could extend the reach to anyone, regardless of income bracket. (see Kindlesforkids.net). <BR/>The two major obstacles to reaching this goal are the current (early adopter)price point, and the lack of e-textbooks. <BR/>If these hurdles can be overcome, then I think we're on our way to addressing the declining literacy levels among teenagers in America. Maye this is just a pipe dream...Connect2bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04409474482817792486noreply@blogger.com