March 1, 2013
Op-ed:
“Opening Windows for Learners and Educators Worldwide” by Bob Wise
In building his tiny “Hole in the Wall,” Sugata Mitra tears down major structures of traditional educational thinking while using his prize-winning TEDTalk to lay the foundation for major advancements in student-centered learning.
The most important conclusion from Mitra’s work is not about the technology — more about that shortly — but in firmly establishing that poor children can learn and develop deeper learning competencies of creative thinking, problem solving, and self-reflection and learning — just like their more affluent peers.
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March 1, 2013