I was inspired by the Hole in the Wall project, where a computer with an internet connection was put in a Delhi slum. When the slum was revisited after a month, the children of that slum had learned how to use the worldwide web. Sugata Mitra childcomputerconnection share on social
I don't even want to guess at what computer literacy might do to children, except to say that if cyberspace is considered a place, then there are people who are already in it and people who are not in it. Sugata Mitra childcomputerconsider share on social
My wish for humanity is to invent a way to communicate between us and whatever comes next. And in the end that we the creator of the sentient sapient and the created we have a symbiotic relationship. Sugata Mitra communicatecreatecreator Change image and share on social
There will always be places in the world where good schools don't exist and good teachers don't want to go, not just in the developing world but in places of socioeconomic hardship. Sugata Mitra developexistgood Change image and share on social
Go to a job interview and tell and employer that you can recite the 17 times table; they don't care. Why are we still teaching it? Sugata Mitra careemployerinterview Change image and share on social
People are adamant learning is not just looking at a Google page. But it is. Learning is looking at Google pages. What is wrong with that? Sugata Mitra adamantgooglelearn Change image and share on social
Education prepares to be one piece of a machine. Sugata Mitra educationmachinepiece Change image and share on social
You can force students to learn, to a certain extent, but students aren't happy and employers aren't happy. Sugata Mitra employerextentforce Change image and share on social
