in biography of steve jobs, walter isaacson shared story of jobs' meeting u.s. president barack obama. along sharing displeasure @ difficulty in building factory in united states, disassembled america's education system.
jobs wanted hire great textbook writers create digital versions, , make them feature of ipad. wanted make textbooks free , bundled ipad, , believed such system give states opportunity save money.
panel of 4 dutch educators , politicians proposing fulfill steve jobs' vision , create school students taught ipads. proposal will presented on monday [google translate] in amsterdam. plan, called education new era, designed students learn "21st century skills" , push limits of can done in classroom.
proposal time being, promoters wish test existing educational apps , encourage more developed. so-called "steve jobs schools" open doors in august 2013.
earlier year, apple rolled out digital textbook initiative. company partnered mcgraw-hill, pearson, , houghton mifflin harcourt -- 3 companies control 90% of textbook market in u.s. -- , focusing on high school textbooks initially. apple presumably wants expand project include grade levels, , fulfill jobs' vision of digital classroom.
article link: dutch committee proposes build steve jobs' ipad-equipped classroom
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