Saturday, August 21, 2010

Why Not Edu-Mobile Revolution?


Pakistan is one of those countries where overall average users of mobile phones are on the higher side than many other nations.  Even minors like this boy have got their own mobile phone sets either very cheaper or very expensive depending on their social status.

My six year old nephew can play any game on a mobile 100 times faster than I can and I’m sure this is the case with every kid who has an access to any mobile in his family.  It doesn’t need any research work to confirm that the young kids learn, understand and play games much faster than us adults.

My point of concern is that why the mobile phone technologists, educators, programmers and social scientists can’t join in an international campaign to create something that would revolutionize the concept of learning basic things for young children through using mobile phone sets?

Basic mathematics, grammar rules, traffic rules, personal care and other matters of interest should be available on mobile phone sets so that the minor children, in particular, can improve their knowledge while playing easy games.

I’m sanguine this issue could not be ignored for long and some day someone will take up this challenge for the betterment of young children regardless of their cast, color, nationality or social status.

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