http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/thomas_suarez_a_12_year_old_app_developer.html
What a celebration of creativity and the way the lives of many have been touched by technology and innovative energy !
While I enjoyed the TED talk and smiled at the clarity of this young man's ideas and his authentic, candid and honest voice, I am also reminded of the chasm that exists between such stories and the realities that exist in our world, our Board, our communities and in homes. Kids with headphones tucked into their ears, that go into an empty pocket (note to self: just remind them to put it away safely, don't ask them to hand it over, there may not be one in that pocket).
Like laser eye surgery, once the lens of equity fits an eye, you don't miss a thing. Very exhausting work, and very, very necessary.
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