TEDGlobal 2010
Sugata Mitra2: The child-driven education (script)
Summary
You can use a computer when you study something, can't you? However, there are many children in the world who can't receive good education still but they don't have a computer. Furthermore, there are very far areas from the city and teachers don't want to go there where English is not used also.
Then the speaker noticed that all children have a motivation that they can learn themselves and those problems can be solved simultaneously.
He is building a furniture. Why it is called like that. It is because it started in some slums by a computer embedded into a wall like a furniture. It's called the Self Organized Learning Environments (SOLE) and tested many times. Children can learn many things by themselves, by using it. Even if there is no teacher there, they can study.
It's needed more tests. Education happens when children have interest. It should be started.
Words in this story
mediator / a person who attempts to make people involved in a conflict come to an agreement; a go-between. negotiator, peacemaker.
enthusiastic / prosperous, extensive, energetic
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