Re: Re: hole in the wall

Fred, Partha:

I find that my original posting on "hole in the wall" has not been published. I have not been advised of the decision of the ditors either. Message sent 12 hours later has been released and the previouys three items have been withheld. May O know the reason?

I am sending once again the message I sent to the producers of the documentary. I hope you will relaease it.

Thanks:
Dear Rory:

Normally I support most developmental initiatives. In the case of Hole in the Wall I have some small issues.

Is it not that 2 or 3 year old kids picked up using nintendo WITHOUT MANUALS in no time? Is it not that they can beat playing mario any of us in seconds? Did they really have training or manual for that? I have watched three year old kids handling VCRs and CDs just a little better than the adults and they do noyt have the reading and writing capability yet at that age!

Hope in the wall is good for those who did it- it got them publicity. It is a very expensive project given how much they use to maintain it. It proves an idea which I find repulsive that a 15 year old young in thge slums of delhi has less intelligence than a 2 or 3 year old kid whose parents can afford a nintendo! Do you believe in that?

I believe it is good for a researcher to prove that point to himself. that pursuit is ok. but to take this idea and experiemnet with it and spend sums that could be utilised for a better purpose on this idea!?

It is one thing to get a grant and make a documentary. It is another to understand what is being done.

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 the following is the communication from the director of the film on "hole in 
the wall" hope you share with all those you advised to mark the calendar. 
along with my previous two mails that i have not seen so far published.

> Subj: Re: hole in the wall 
>  Date: 10/26/02 12:31:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time
>  From: <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A>
>  To: <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A>
>  Sent from the Internet 
> 
> 
> 
> >Dear Rory:
> >
> >Disagreeing is not the issue. But do you seriously think that the 12 
> >to 15 year old are less intelligent than nintendo playing 2 to 3 yr 
> >old kids?
> 
> 
> 
>  that would depend on the individuals involved. certain older people 
> can easily show themselves to be less intelligent than younger people.
> 
> Rory O'Connor
> President &CEO
> Globalvision, Inc.
> Globalvision New Media, Inc.
> 1600 Broadway #700
> New York, New York l0019
> PHONE:212.246.0202 X3008
> FAX:  212.246.2677


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