THERE are millions of children out of school in the conflict-ridden northeast of Nigeria, but in one classroom the future is looking brighter. In a co-educational private secondary school in Yola, the capital of Adamawa state, teenagers each sit in front of a computer. They are enrolled in an extra-curricular class run by the nearby American University of Nigeria (AUN), which prepares them for university degrees in science, technology, maths and engineering. At the front of the class, their teacher--an engaging doctor from the university--uses a $40 credit card-sized computer known as a 'Raspberry Pi' to project mathematical charts on a whiteboard.
The youngsters here are bright, computer smart, and ambitious. They say they would like Nigeria to have a Chinese-style tech revolution--and their teacher agrees. This is one of 22 private schools in which AUN runs these classes. But he says this is not just something for the elite. At a few dollars apiece, he sees no reason why every school in the country should not be using this kind of technology to improve teaching outcomes.
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