Not really specific to the iPad, but it is related to tablets in general.
Let me summarize the article.
Let me paraphrase: These kids have never even seen a written word before. A charity leaves a box of tablets in the village while no one is looking, and in five months the children have learned to read, write, and speak English and then hack the tablets.
Link 1:
http://dvice.com/archives/2012/10/ethiopian-kids.php
MIT link:
http://www.technologyreview.com/new...eachers-ethiopian-children-teach-themselves/#
Let me summarize the article.
Let me paraphrase: These kids have never even seen a written word before. A charity leaves a box of tablets in the village while no one is looking, and in five months the children have learned to read, write, and speak English and then hack the tablets.
Link 1:
http://dvice.com/archives/2012/10/ethiopian-kids.php
MIT link:
http://www.technologyreview.com/new...eachers-ethiopian-children-teach-themselves/#