Comments on: This is Me at NECC…… http://technicolor.edublogs.org/2008/07/10/this-is-me-at-necc/ Bridging the disparate gap in today's everchanging technology for the underprivileged... Sun, 31 Aug 2008 15:31:59 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: sweetback http://technicolor.edublogs.org/2008/07/10/this-is-me-at-necc/comment-page-1/#comment-29 sweetback Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:36:23 +0000 http://technicolor.edublogs.org/?p=16#comment-29 Referring to Ms. Sansonetti's astute inquiry, I have to answer a question with a question, I'm afraid... Is the divide due to a reason deeper than a socio-economic one? Not to sound snide or rhetorical, because I don't really expect an answer to that, but the initial question addresses race, not socio-economics, which seems pretty broad. I don't dare to delve into statistics pertaining to why it seems that certain racial groups are "left out" of the tech field as a whole, be it skin color and/or socio-economic reasons; such a topic would necessitate extensive research... I do, however, believe that race is definitely the predicate for any other reason(s). Referring to Ms. Sansonetti’s astute inquiry,
I have to answer a question with a question, I’m afraid…

Is the divide due to a reason deeper than a socio-economic one?

Not to sound snide or rhetorical, because I don’t really expect an answer to that, but the initial question addresses race, not socio-economics, which seems pretty broad. I don’t dare to delve into statistics pertaining to why it seems that certain racial groups are “left out” of the tech field as a whole, be it skin color and/or socio-economic reasons; such a topic would necessitate extensive research…
I do, however, believe that race is definitely the predicate for any other reason(s).

]]> By: MaryAnn Sansonetti http://technicolor.edublogs.org/2008/07/10/this-is-me-at-necc/comment-page-1/#comment-28 MaryAnn Sansonetti Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:59:40 +0000 http://technicolor.edublogs.org/?p=16#comment-28 You know I thought about this while I was walking through the halls. Even snapped a picture to look at after I went back to the hotel. Question: Is the divide or imbalance with technology an socio-economic one? You know I thought about this while I was walking through the halls. Even snapped a picture to look at after I went back to the hotel.

Question: Is the divide or imbalance with technology an socio-economic one?

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