A ten-year-old boy walked into a computer store in Recife, Brazil

[IM2]

Here is a story we need to replicate here in America.

A ten-year-old boy walked into a computer store in Recife, Brazil

A ten-year-old boy walked into a computer store in Recife, Brazil, and politely asked if he could use one of the tablets on display. The salesperson agreed and handed it to him.

Instead of playing, the boy sat down and began working seriously. Store employees noticed he had taken out a notebook and pen, carefully writing down information from the screen. Curious, they asked him what he was doing.

He explained that he had a geography assignment to complete, but his family didn’t own a computer and couldn’t afford one. The tablet was his only way to study.

The moment, captured by the store’s security camera, quickly spread across social media. When the store owner learned the boy’s story, he decided to provide him with the equipment he needed to study and access the internet.

https://www.quora.com/profile/Nikolaj-Brandt-3/A-ten-year-old-boy-walked-into-a-computer-store-in-Recife-Brazil-and-politely-asked-if-he-could-use-one-of-the-tablets

 

[odanny]

I replicated that in Thailand, bought an iPad for the daughter of a friend. Poverty is real in most of the world, in America, you might be poor, but your government can help you.

In much of the rest of the world, you are on your own. That's why family is so important in those countries, that's all people have for support.

 

[LuckyDuck01!]

As it should be, private individuals (groups) assisting the less fortunate. It's not the government's job though.

 

[excalibur]

By last school year, 88 percent of public schools reported in a federal survey they had given every child a laptop, tablet or similar device.

Now, some states and school districts are walking back their technology use following pressure from parents who claim too much in-school screen time has zapped children’s attention spans and left them worse off academically.​

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2026/05/07/why-some-schools-cutting-back-on-technology-spent-billions-on/89974948007/

 

[IM2]

As it should be, private individuals (groups) assisting the less fortunate. It's not the government's job though.

BS. We pay taxes, and we should get more back for our money than a bloated military.

 

[Yarddog]

Here is a story we need to replicate here in America.

A ten-year-old boy walked into a computer store in Recife, Brazil

A ten-year-old boy walked into a computer store in Recife, Brazil, and politely asked if he could use one of the tablets on display. The salesperson agreed and handed it to him.

Instead of playing, the boy sat down and began working seriously. Store employees noticed he had taken out a notebook and pen, carefully writing down information from the screen. Curious, they asked him what he was doing.

He explained that he had a geography assignment to complete, but his family didn’t own a computer and couldn’t afford one. The tablet was his only way to study.

The moment, captured by the store’s security camera, quickly spread across social media. When the store owner learned the boy’s story, he decided to provide him with the equipment he needed to study and access the internet.

https://www.quora.com/profile/Nikolaj-Brandt-3/A-ten-year-old-boy-walked-into-a-computer-store-in-Recife-Brazil-and-politely-asked-if-he-could-use-one-of-the-tablets

With all the money we spend on education yes. the US spends on average , 20,000 per student. if thats a class of 20 kids, then 400,000 $ per year for that class. On average.

As it is, most kids in public school are supplied with laptops or pads.... but if they are not then the good question to ask is, where is all that money going??
Just simply asking for more doesnt resolve the problem. It only assures the school system has more money to spend... but its not necessarily going to go to the kids needs.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

With all the money we spend on education yes. the US spends on average , 20,000 per student. if thats a class of 20 kids, then 400,000 $ per year for that class. On average.

As it is, most kids in public school are supplied with laptops or pads.... but if they are not then the good question to ask is, where is all that money going??
Just simply asking for more doesnt resolve the problem. It only assures the school system has more money to spend... but its not necessarily going to go to the kids needs.

Do you have any idea how much a school bus costs, plus the fuel to operate it, pay the driver, and cover insurance costs?

 

[Seymour Flops]

Here is a story we need to replicate here in America.

A ten-year-old boy walked into a computer store in Recife, Brazil

A ten-year-old boy walked into a computer store in Recife, Brazil, and politely asked if he could use one of the tablets on display. The salesperson agreed and handed it to him.

Instead of playing, the boy sat down and began working seriously. Store employees noticed he had taken out a notebook and pen, carefully writing down information from the screen. Curious, they asked him what he was doing.

He explained that he had a geography assignment to complete, but his family didn’t own a computer and couldn’t afford one. The tablet was his only way to study.

The moment, captured by the store’s security camera, quickly spread across social media. When the store owner learned the boy’s story, he decided to provide him with the equipment he needed to study and access the internet.

https://www.quora.com/profile/Nikolaj-Brandt-3/A-ten-year-old-boy-walked-into-a-computer-store-in-Recife-Brazil-and-politely-asked-if-he-could-use-one-of-the-tablets

Kewl story. Schools in Brazil should get a lot more funding.

Luckily, that cannot happen in Districts like DC, New York, and Los Angeles. They get the highest funding in the United States, so their students should be fully equipped for the 21st century!

 

[Yarddog]

Do you have any idea how much a school bus costs, plus the fuel to operate it, pay the driver, and cover insurance costs?

Ok, well I'm looking more in this direction, I just looked up quickly using AI... but I still believe its pretty accurate. (unions below, meaning Teachers Unions)

• Total Political Spending: National unions and their state/local affiliates have directed over $1 billion toward political causes and advocacy since 2015.
• Diversion of Dues: National unions contributed over $660 million to various organizations and political groups during this same period.
• Recent Figures (2022–2024): Between mid-2022 and mid-2024, the NEA and AFT spent approximately $43.5 million on liberal advocacy groups and political action committees (PACs).

 

[SaxonJackson]

The "America First" government can spend $Billions on a war while ignoring more than 750,000 homeless living on the street. True ... some of the homeless put themselves there due to drug and alcohol abuse but not everyone who's homeless is an abuser. Many simply don't make enough money to pay the high rents. They're forced to live in their cars or in a tent.

I'm not exactly sure what the solution is but whatever it is, it will require Americans helping Americans and it will require money coupled with a lower cost of living. Forcing fuel prices up isn't helping the situation.

 

[LoveKimWexler]

Guy with dyslexia walks into a bra. Sorry, couldn't resist. That kid was smart and resourceful. Kids are almost innately computer and device literate, but they have to have the device first. People who want to cut education funding and then lament that Asian kids outscore out kids in Math and Science have never made sense to me.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Ok, well I'm looking more in this direction, I just looked up quickly using AI... but I still believe its pretty accurate. (unions below, meaning Teachers Unions)

• Total Political Spending: National unions and their state/local affiliates have directed over $1 billion toward political causes and advocacy since 2015.
• Diversion of Dues: National unions contributed over $660 million to various organizations and political groups during this same period.
• Recent Figures (2022–2024): Between mid-2022 and mid-2024, the NEA and AFT spent approximately $43.5 million on liberal advocacy groups and political action committees (PACs).

That has absolutely nothing to do with the cost of education. Want to get back on topic and stop deflecting? Unions are irrelevant because their funds are not taxpayer dollars.

 

[LoveKimWexler]

Do you have any idea how much a school bus costs, plus the fuel to operate it, pay the driver, and cover insurance costs?

Good point. Thing is that a bread truck, for example cost as much or more. But Mrs. Baird happily pays it because they make money from those bread trucks. They would never say, oh lets cut back on bread trucks to save money. Well, we make money from the school bus also, and the teacher salaries and the electronics, but as a long term investment in all of our futures. No quarterly profit reports, but it is money well spent.

 

[odanny]

By last school year, 88 percent of public schools reported in a federal survey they had given every child a laptop, tablet or similar device.​

​

Now, some states and school districts are walking back their technology use following pressure from parents who claim too much in-school screen time has zapped children’s attention spans and left them worse off academically.​

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2026/05/07/why-some-schools-cutting-back-on-technology-spent-billions-on/89974948007/

The problem is not iPad's (although left to kids own discretion on how often they are using it, yes, it could be for sure) but I think the bigger threat is AI, which will make doing the heavy lifting obsolete, whereas heavy lifting is good for your brain.

 

[drudge X]

Maybe if celebrities should stop urging kids to buy this but that doesn’t they can

Here is a story we need to replicate here in America.

A ten-year-old boy walked into a computer store in Recife, Brazil

A ten-year-old boy walked into a computer store in Recife, Brazil, and politely asked if he could use one of the tablets on display. The salesperson agreed and handed it to him.

Instead of playing, the boy sat down and began working seriously. Store employees noticed he had taken out a notebook and pen, carefully writing down information from the screen. Curious, they asked him what he was doing.

He explained that he had a geography assignment to complete, but his family didn’t own a computer and couldn’t afford one. The tablet was his only way to study.

The moment, captured by the store’s security camera, quickly spread across social media. When the store owner learned the boy’s story, he decided to provide him with the equipment he needed to study and access the internet.

https://www.quora.com/profile/Nikolaj-Brandt-3/A-ten-year-old-boy-walked-into-a-computer-store-in-Recife-Brazil-and-politely-asked-if-he-could-use-one-of-the-tablets

You should ask how the richest country in the world ranking behind just about every developed nation from math and science, hijack by unions, school officials spending far more on administration bs, etc than on students.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Good point. Thing is that a bread truck, for example cost as much or more. But Mrs. Baird happily pays it because they make money from those bread trucks. They would never say, oh lets cut back on bread trucks to save money. Well, we make money from the school bus also, and the teacher salaries and the electronics, but as a long term investment in all of our futures. No quarterly profit reports, but it is money well spent.

I lost my last full-time teaching job because my salary, while not extreme, was high enough to cost my school district so much money they could hire 2 teachers fresh out of college for what they would have to pay me with 20 years' experience. Smaller rural districts just don't have the funds to hire experienced teachers. The school superintendent told me that to my face personally and I appreciated his honesty.

 

[drudge X]

I lost my last full-time teaching job because my salary, while not extreme, was high enough to cost my school district so much money they could hire 2 teachers fresh out of college for what they would have to pay me with 20 years' experience. Smaller rural districts just don't have the funds to hire experienced teachers. The school superintendent told me that to my face personally and I appreciated his honesty.

You got a nice fat pension I hope.

 

[Thinker101]

The "America First" government can spend $Billions on a war while ignoring more than 750,000 homeless living on the street. True ... some of the homeless put themselves there due to drug and alcohol abuse but not everyone who's homeless is an abuser. Many simply don't make enough money to pay the high rents. They're forced to live in their cars or in a tent.

I'm not exactly sure what the solution is but whatever it is, it will require Americans helping Americans and it will require money coupled with a lower cost of living. Forcing fuel prices up isn't helping the situation.

Lemme guess, these folks are making videos of themselves on $1200 iPhones.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

You got a nice fat pension I hope.

No. I got sick a few years later and became unemployed and took my KY state pension lump sum to pay off bills. I do have a small retirement from Florida. Budget cuts and the state legislature threatening the teachers' pensions made the decision to retire at 59 1/2 very easy. I became an Army contractor for income, then I got sick and had to quit before I was SS eligible.

 

[Thinker101]

Here is a story we need to replicate here in America.

A ten-year-old boy walked into a computer store in Recife, Brazil

A ten-year-old boy walked into a computer store in Recife, Brazil, and politely asked if he could use one of the tablets on display. The salesperson agreed and handed it to him.

Instead of playing, the boy sat down and began working seriously. Store employees noticed he had taken out a notebook and pen, carefully writing down information from the screen. Curious, they asked him what he was doing.

He explained that he had a geography assignment to complete, but his family didn’t own a computer and couldn’t afford one. The tablet was his only way to study.

The moment, captured by the store’s security camera, quickly spread across social media. When the store owner learned the boy’s story, he decided to provide him with the equipment he needed to study and access the internet.

https://www.quora.com/profile/Nikolaj-Brandt-3/A-ten-year-old-boy-walked-into-a-computer-store-in-Recife-Brazil-and-politely-asked-if-he-could-use-one-of-the-tablets

Here's your chance slick, walk into a computer store and buy a new PC, then on your way home, give it to the first 10 year old you see.