Students are rewarded for memorization, not imagination or resourcefulness. Sugata Mitra imaginationmemorizationresourcefulness Change image and share on social
Experiments show that children in unsupervised groups are capable of answering questions many years ahead of the material they're learning in school. In fact, they seem to enjoy the absence of adult supervision, and they are very confident of finding the right answer. Sugata Mitra absenceadultahead share on social
In nine months, a group of children left alone with a computer - in any language - would reach the same standard as an office secretary in the West. Sugata Mitra childcomputergroup Change image and share on social
Profound changes to how children access vast information is yielding new forms of peer-to-peer and individual-guided learning. Sugata Mitra accesschildform Change image and share on social
It's quite fashionable to say that the educational system is broken. It's not broken. It's wonderfully constructed. It's just that we don't need it anymore. Sugata Mitra anymorebreakconstruct Change image and share on social
I'm encouraging kids to use computers at their own pace to build aspirations. Sugata Mitra aspirationbuildcomputer Change image and share on social
Teachers say to me, 'The internet is full of rubbish, wrong answers.' But you would be surprised how just long it takes to find wrong information on Google, and where it's not obvious that it's wrong. Sugata Mitra answerfindfull Change image and share on social
If children know there is someone standing over them who knows all the answers, they are less inclined to find the answers for themselves. Sugata Mitra answerchildfind Change image and share on social
It would be better, in a way, if any adults present were completely uneducated. There is nothing children like more than passing on information they have just discovered to people who may not already have it - an elderly grandmother, for instance. Sugata Mitra adultchildcompletely share on social
Learning is the new skill. Imagination, creation and asking new questions are at its core. Sugata Mitra corecreationimagination Change image and share on social
