@4:27 If children have interest, education happens (Automatically) ! @9:31 (Teaching) Method of Grandmother : Stand Behind them and admire them all the time. !
Wow, this sent shivers down my spine. This could impact the future in a big way. Mr. Sugata Mitra, I wish you all the best and may be interviewing you in the future.
Kids absorb information so easily, a gift that is much missed by me. Self-learning I believe is one of the most powerful ways of learning, because you aren't being force-fed information but seeking to understand.
I am awestruck by Sugata's developing ideas...I love the idea of that the Internet & access to computers can level the playing field and provide the disadvantaged access to a world of learning opportunities. His ideas of collaboration, 'teaching to learn' and leveraging child interest is inspirational. I am an early childhood teacher and I truly feel that sometimes 'adults' can actually interfere with learning, particularly if learning is not interesting to them...amazing!
This video made me almost cry. I have been fuming for years over the institutionalized child abuse we call "scholastic education", which does little more than severely cripple children's innate curiosity and desire for learning, and instead seems to go out of its way to discourage free, independent thinking and inquiry. Sugata Mitra has given me tremendous hope that we can free ourselves of our present cruel and obsolete system of education
I understood his point to be that self-motivated learning, rather than teacher directed learning, has the potential to bring most children into the modern world. There is information and there are teaching videos, both accurate and biased, on every subject you can name... available at pre-school, gradeschool, high school, college, graduate and post graduate levels. All we need to do is facilitate opportunities and support systems for children (and adults).
As a home educator for 17 years, this makes PERFECT sense! I have watched how "iron sharpens iron" in my children and in my fellow home school families. A missing factor is the "older teaching the younger", much like the Granny Factor but incorporates older children encouraging younger. This, also, is a POWERFUL reinforcement tool. EXCELLENT TED talk!
I clapped from home when this one ended. its just so brilliant. We are capable of learning, and even better together. this is also an awesome way to use technology to unite the human community, rather than estrange one another.
I appreciate the person who invented the web everyday. Also, thank you so much for the people who share their hard work so freely and the people who take the time to upload it onto the web. Google and TH-cam...you guys have revolutionized it again to another level. Thank you all so much.
I think he left out one key factor of the project's success. It puts the adventure back into learning. These kids are invested in a way that doesn't happen when a teacher assigns reading and problems, then a test. Rather than begrudgingly doing what is required of them they have a sense of the infinite. They explore and are delighted in their own discoveries. I love it.
I was just reading an article about a Mexican teacher, in a really down-and-out, slumish barrio practically on the border of the Texas, in which he applied these same principles to one of his classes. He had no money, no materials, and no help, and his job was to teach these children. At the end of the year, the results were amazing.
Surprisingly even I came to know about Dr. Sugata, from an article about that mexican teacher. And it was a revelation of sorts. have been a fan of him ever since.
I've always thought the same, I know when I grew up my parents never let me explore never let me have freedom, always forced me to do things their way and my schools ways of teaching was very memory based. I'm suffering now because of it...
This is so powerful. We have the capability now of allowing every child a shot in life towards whatever he wants as long as there is a good broadband connection and a screen.
When I saw the little Italians looking at right angles, I grinned and I cannot stop . Then I felt a tear. I cried in joy because children felt excited to LEARN GEOMETRY, something I have no knowledge about until I was 14. This is really something. Around me, my classmates digress learning, and I think it's because of the teaching methods. And look at them! Technology is affecting them very POSITIVELY. I can't contain my happiness, I can't. I really hope teaching will be revolutionised.
People, also please take note. his research is not intended to replace teachers. it is to give access to knowledge where teachers are not available. I don't think at all that teachers would be replaced. there have been many new developments in education that would CHANGE the role of teachers, and even in his experiments the childrens' performance greatly improved with introduction of a "grandmother" who encourages, admires and gives confidence to the children.
This is how I learn. I went through all those years of school and didn't know much, but then when I got out and I had my computer and my own interests, things really started to pick up. Even something and silly as posting comments on forums and youtube videos help me learn because I look up people's arguments and respond accordingly. With the computer, they can do what is most important, find the info yourself. Once you can do that, the sky is the limit.
I cried, really, seeing how beautiful this is. The future is here, that our children will be come smarter than us, and mankind will be come smarter still, breaking boundary to the beyond. there is hope!
This man, is a true hero. A champion of the future of education. By empowering children to learn themselves as opposed to going through life being "spoon fed" answers, they would forever be on a track to continue educating themselves, long past their days of schooling.
he is refering to his comment about the level of crime in the areas where there is a lack of good teachers and schools. Since crime and lack of education go hand in hand this is a valid point to make, you're just taking it out of context. If a place is already doing well, with high standards of living, good jobs etc. it stands to reason that the places that aren't doing as well are the ones that 'need it most' in a similar way that a starving person needs food more than someone who isn't.
I believe in self teaching. I think schools are going to become more of self correcting. I believe that I am a visual learner and quick learner and always felt, get to the point in class. We are humans, we are capable of learning things. We need guidance and support and having the internet is brilliant. You can learn about anything and teach yourself. I wish I had the internet when I was a child. I tell my son is amazing.
With proliferating money sucking private engineering colleges with very little valuable education provided, it is but a dire need in India to move to something like this. Teaching and learning at an IIT system, I am already seeing an inclination among the students towards a preference to this kind of education. It helps in quite many ways catering to diff ways of learning etc. etc. Brilliant. Hat's off to you Prof.Sugata Mitra. I am game if you think I can participate in your efforts!
Greetings sir. After so many years now, what's your opinion about education in India? On one hand I see private coaching institutes popping up every now and then, and on the other hand we also have amazing AI tools such as ChatGPT
It's true. I have learned twice the amount of French as my classmates have in the last few months than in 2 YEARS of school. After turning to the internet to study with native french speakers, i have improved my understanding to the point that i can navigate French websites, write French songs, hold entire conversations and more. Now i aspire to pursue language professionally and am fully engaged in world issues, current events and much more. These things i used to hate, now i can't get enough.
Marvelous proof that autodidactism/unschooling WORKS and extremely well. This provides a beautiful antithesis/alternative to modern compulsory schooling (which is failing us not because of a lack of money but a lack of vision/openness/wisdom).
Mr. Mitra, this video helped me to restructure an entire proposal to teach patients...can't thank you enough...God bless you and have a fantastic journey;)
also note that "schools don't exist" also for those children who drop out to support their families - there is still child labor in many countries of the world. even the best teachers in school would then not be accessible to them, whereas a "hole in the wall" could be a spot they pass by on their way to and from work, which would be accessible to them at any time of their convenience outside of their work hours.
I'm impressed with the Indian culture where kids know how to share and work together seemingly by default. Also kudos to the interfaces people programmed that allowed them to figure things out so easily. Nice thing is that kids on their own don't have a bad teacher "beat" the enthusiasm out of them, as too often happens in school. You often learn in school to hate learning, which is sad. Basically what he is doing for kids is what I try to do for myself. Yeah internet!!! So much can learn!!
While I was watching this I totally epiphaned. The reason the students developed photographic memories is because it's the same as when a hunting party goes in to the woods. The experience of the adventure and the relationships formed are a far more impressionable learning experience than having a Teacher who already knows where all the animals are and will give away "hot and cold" body language clues. 90% of language is body language. That is why you have all these kids waiting for you to tell them what to do next. I don't blame them for being board out of there minds.
Thanks to mailbox5ravi . 4:27 If children have interest, education happens (Automatically) 9:31 (Teaching) Method of Grandmother : Stand Behind them and admire them all the time.
mr sugata you are a star especially when you help disadvantageous people this is powerfull we hope by the help of mmm many poor countries lives will change
This is awesome. give kids the initiative to learn and they don't need walls and schedules to tell them what to read and how to think.. a revolutionary idea.
Wow that's amazing. That's awesome and definitely give me some hope to deal with my learning disability. The internet does seem to help a lot with that.
I don't think this is about "google seraches" or "computer learning". I think Prof Mitra's talk is about 'Self-Learning' in a Group. I think similar results can be achieved if the tool used was a book instead of computer. The key is to promote learning as a group.. Great work Prof Mitra!!
I think the biggest theme you can pull from this is that kids are naturally curious. Curiosity is tied to creativity, so if what Sir Ken Robinson is also true, we need to seriously reconsider the education system. While I do not believe there is a "One Size Fits All" system, ideas like these which make use of the most unique talents of a child deserve greater attention.
I live in Finland and the " teachers won't go here" areas don't exist. I have no idea how the Finland phenomenon accured but I'm happy it did. Hyvä Suomi!
My younger brother and I learned to use computers and the Internet on our own, for what we needed, eg. playing computer games, searching for songs... And we also learned German by watching German TV and we learned English through playing games on the computer. Same do my nephews.
Uh, guys, I think you should all stop hating on schools now. Schools aren't perfect, but they're better than nothing. Would you all prefer if we WEREN'T able to read each other's comments and understand what is being said up in that video? School and learning has brought us that. If you weren't forced to go to school and taught by a teacher, you probably wouldn't be able to read or write.
Daum thats goood now i know what to do next year :D instead of the anticipated 'wait till youre old enough for college and prepare yourself by reading online' has changed to ''...and perpare myself by reading online with friends". Omg ita gonna be ao much more fun than expected
Sometimes I forget that there are good people out there, making life better. This is very inspiring and heart-warming to me.
@4:27 If children have interest, education happens (Automatically) !
@9:31 (Teaching) Method of Grandmother : Stand Behind them and admire them all the time. !
Wow, this sent shivers down my spine. This could impact the future in a big way. Mr. Sugata Mitra, I wish you all the best and may be interviewing you in the future.
I am novice a teacher.and I am lucky enough to stumble upon this amazing tedtalk.
Kids absorb information so easily, a gift that is much missed by me. Self-learning I believe is one of the most powerful ways of learning, because you aren't being force-fed information but seeking to understand.
I am awestruck by Sugata's developing ideas...I love the idea of that the Internet & access to computers can level the playing field and provide the disadvantaged access to a world of learning opportunities. His ideas of collaboration, 'teaching to learn' and leveraging child interest is inspirational. I am an early childhood teacher and I truly feel that sometimes 'adults' can actually interfere with learning, particularly if learning is not interesting to them...amazing!
This video made me almost cry. I have been fuming for years over the institutionalized child abuse we call "scholastic education", which does little more than severely cripple children's innate curiosity and desire for learning, and instead seems to go out of its way to discourage free, independent thinking and inquiry. Sugata Mitra has given me tremendous hope that we can free ourselves of our present cruel and obsolete system of education
I understood his point to be that self-motivated learning, rather than teacher directed learning, has the potential to bring most children into the modern world. There is information and there are teaching videos, both accurate and biased, on every subject you can name... available at pre-school, gradeschool, high school, college, graduate and post graduate levels. All we need to do is facilitate opportunities and support systems for children (and adults).
As a home educator for 17 years, this makes PERFECT sense! I have watched how "iron sharpens iron" in my children and in my fellow home school families. A missing factor is the "older teaching the younger", much like the Granny Factor but incorporates older children encouraging younger. This, also, is a POWERFUL reinforcement tool. EXCELLENT TED talk!
I clapped from home when this one ended. its just so brilliant. We are capable of learning, and even better together. this is also an awesome way to use technology to unite the human community, rather than estrange one another.
I appreciate the person who invented the web everyday. Also, thank you so much for the people who share their hard work so freely and the people who take the time to upload it onto the web. Google and TH-cam...you guys have revolutionized it again to another level. Thank you all so much.
I think he left out one key factor of the project's success. It puts the adventure back into learning. These kids are invested in a way that doesn't happen when a teacher assigns reading and problems, then a test. Rather than begrudgingly doing what is required of them they have a sense of the infinite. They explore and are delighted in their own discoveries. I love it.
I was just reading an article about a Mexican teacher, in a really down-and-out, slumish barrio practically on the border of the Texas, in which he applied these same principles to one of his classes. He had no money, no materials, and no help, and his job was to teach these children. At the end of the year, the results were amazing.
Surprisingly even I came to know about Dr. Sugata, from an article about that mexican teacher. And it was a revelation of sorts. have been a fan of him ever since.
you are doing great job sir. yes this is part of attitude not technology.thank you so much sir.
He is amazing. Blowing my mind. Many thanks to CPG Grey
I've always thought the same, I know when I grew up my parents never let me explore never let me have freedom, always forced me to do things their way and my schools ways of teaching was very memory based. I'm suffering now because of it...
Knowledge is power. This guy is a hero. He is teaching the poor and empowering the youth in these areas to help themselves. Genuis
This is so powerful.
We have the capability now of allowing every child a shot in life towards whatever he wants as long as there is a good broadband connection and a screen.
Sent shivers up my spine too.
His Ted talks are so interesting he's funny and I ended up watching the whole video.
As an anarchist and an autodidact who hated school, this makes me insanely happy.
Simply Beautiful and powerful and very insightful ! Great talk Mr Sugata Mitra.
When I saw the little Italians looking at right angles, I grinned and I cannot stop . Then I felt a tear. I cried in joy because children felt excited to LEARN GEOMETRY, something I have no knowledge about until I was 14.
This is really something. Around me, my classmates digress learning, and I think it's because of the teaching methods. And look at them! Technology is affecting them very POSITIVELY. I can't contain my happiness, I can't. I really hope teaching will be revolutionised.
People, also please take note. his research is not intended to replace teachers. it is to give access to knowledge where teachers are not available. I don't think at all that teachers would be replaced. there have been many new developments in education that would CHANGE the role of teachers, and even in his experiments the childrens' performance greatly improved with introduction of a "grandmother" who encourages, admires and gives confidence to the children.
This is how I learn. I went through all those years of school and didn't know much, but then when I got out and I had my computer and my own interests, things really started to pick up. Even something and silly as posting comments on forums and youtube videos help me learn because I look up people's arguments and respond accordingly. With the computer, they can do what is most important, find the info yourself. Once you can do that, the sky is the limit.
I cried, really, seeing how beautiful this is. The future is here, that our children will be come smarter than us, and mankind will be come smarter still, breaking boundary to the beyond.
there is hope!
wow.. the human capacity and potential is insane!!
This man, is a true hero. A champion of the future of education.
By empowering children to learn themselves as opposed to going through life being "spoon fed" answers, they would forever be on a track to continue educating themselves, long past their days of schooling.
probably the most important video on you tube.....thank you Sugata Mitra.
TED is the best. Thanks CGP Grey!
he is refering to his comment about the level of crime in the areas where there is a lack of good teachers and schools. Since crime and lack of education go hand in hand this is a valid point to make, you're just taking it out of context. If a place is already doing well, with high standards of living, good jobs etc. it stands to reason that the places that aren't doing as well are the ones that 'need it most' in a similar way that a starving person needs food more than someone who isn't.
I believe in self teaching. I think schools are going to become more of self correcting. I believe that I am a visual learner and quick learner and always felt, get to the point in class. We are humans, we are capable of learning things. We need guidance and support and having the internet is brilliant. You can learn about anything and teach yourself. I wish I had the internet when I was a child. I tell my son is amazing.
The truth of this brought me to tears.
With proliferating money sucking private engineering colleges with very little valuable education provided, it is but a dire need in India to move to something like this. Teaching and learning at an IIT system, I am already seeing an inclination among the students towards a preference to this kind of education. It helps in quite many ways catering to diff ways of learning etc. etc. Brilliant. Hat's off to you Prof.Sugata Mitra. I am game if you think I can participate in your efforts!
Greetings sir. After so many years now, what's your opinion about education in India? On one hand I see private coaching institutes popping up every now and then, and on the other hand we also have amazing AI tools such as ChatGPT
It's true. I have learned twice the amount of French as my classmates have in the last few months than in 2 YEARS of school. After turning to the internet to study with native french speakers, i have improved my understanding to the point that i can navigate French websites, write French songs, hold entire conversations and more. Now i aspire to pursue language professionally and am fully engaged in world issues, current events and much more. These things i used to hate, now i can't get enough.
This is the coolest thing I've seen in a long time. Thank you, thank you. I was so sick of politics, I'm glad you are here CPG.
Marvelous proof that autodidactism/unschooling WORKS and extremely well. This provides a beautiful antithesis/alternative to modern compulsory schooling (which is failing us not because of a lack of money but a lack of vision/openness/wisdom).
Fantastic achievement through the rural poor children.
Mr. Mitra, this video helped me to restructure an entire proposal to teach patients...can't thank you enough...God bless you and have a fantastic journey;)
Thank you for making the world a better place Sugata.
also note that "schools don't exist" also for those children who drop out to support their families - there is still child labor in many countries of the world. even the best teachers in school would then not be accessible to them, whereas a "hole in the wall" could be a spot they pass by on their way to and from work, which would be accessible to them at any time of their convenience outside of their work hours.
I'm impressed with the Indian culture where kids know how to share and work together seemingly by default. Also kudos to the interfaces people programmed that allowed them to figure things out so easily.
Nice thing is that kids on their own don't have a bad teacher "beat" the enthusiasm out of them, as too often happens in school. You often learn in school to hate learning, which is sad.
Basically what he is doing for kids is what I try to do for myself. Yeah internet!!! So much can learn!!
Nice that Ted braught him back. After his last video 2yrs ago I was wondering how stuff would turn out.
One man has started a change that can't be stopped. /applaud.
While I was watching this I totally epiphaned.
The reason the students developed photographic memories is because it's the same as when a hunting party goes in to the woods. The experience of the adventure and the relationships formed are a far more impressionable learning experience than having a Teacher who already knows where all the animals are and will give away "hot and cold" body language clues.
90% of language is body language.
That is why you have all these kids waiting for you to tell them what to do next.
I don't blame them for being board out of there minds.
thats an interesting idea!
Thanks to mailbox5ravi
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4:27 If children have interest, education happens (Automatically)
9:31 (Teaching) Method of Grandmother : Stand Behind them and admire them all the time.
De las mejores conferencias de TED, increíble!
mr sugata you are a star especially when you help disadvantageous people this is powerfull we hope by the help of mmm many poor countries lives will change
This is awesome. give kids the initiative to learn and they don't need walls and schedules to tell them what to read and how to think.. a revolutionary idea.
Nice idea n best is the way its executed in different ways all around the world.
This is possibly the most upbeat thing I've heard all year.
Superb, inspirational, thank you, sharing with children and parents and teachers I know.
John Taylor Gatto, an award winning teacher, wrote an amazing boon on industrial education. its available online, too.
The above Mitra sir's talk is our Listening Exercise 🙂 in GMRIT
This is incredible.
This is really good to see as an educator,
I now need to try and implement this sort of strategy into my programme.
Very good job sir
Wow that's amazing. That's awesome and definitely give me some hope to deal with my learning disability. The internet does seem to help a lot with that.
My mind is enlightening!!! My mind is enlightening!!! My mind is enlightening!!!
This is the greatest quotations EVER!!!
I don't think this is about "google seraches" or "computer learning". I think Prof Mitra's talk is about 'Self-Learning' in a Group. I think similar results can be achieved if the tool used was a book instead of computer. The key is to promote learning as a group..
Great work Prof Mitra!!
Congratulations for your research Sr. I encourege to you to continue it your research...
From Bogota Colombia...Congratulations..
Now this is brilliance at its peak!
That was genuinely incredible. A Child's brain is an amazing thing. Makes me want to be a teacher just so I can help a little.
I think the biggest theme you can pull from this is that kids are naturally curious. Curiosity is tied to creativity, so if what Sir Ken Robinson is also true, we need to seriously reconsider the education system.
While I do not believe there is a "One Size Fits All" system, ideas like these which make use of the most unique talents of a child deserve greater attention.
It's not about the wonders of the internet, it's about inspiring children to teach themselves.
I hope they use it to do useful teaching.
This is the second one of his videos I've seen and he amazes me more each time he goes for a talk. Wonderful lecture.
Very interesting...Nice explanation
This is just awesome. I wonder how many governments have already put out a hit for him.
Powerful talk...
I live in Finland and the " teachers won't go here" areas don't exist. I have no idea how the Finland phenomenon accured but I'm happy it did. Hyvä Suomi!
Great sir this very nice way to learning method for india
the point was the way of learning. When kids are in groups or teams it become way more interesting
I think you have confidence in people give them autonomy and challenge them success will come in most cases
superb Indeed...
I always feel so much better about humanities future from watching TEDtalks
Fantastic! More power to you
WOW!
kids have a natural desire to learn...
I really like this idea of group learning too. as humans, we are social and this naturally makes sense to me.
Very good he showing learning methods
I think the future of education is going to get interesting ! Amar / Dr Dhali.
This Man hve huge patience to deal with,those childern
I do hope we get an update from this wonderous gentleman
I have been trying to tell people these same things!!!!!!!!... Fantastic!!!!
Not sure why, but this on brought me to tears, We must try this.
He's one very bright man I must say.
He is correct that discussion is needed. We have seen this in our Linux learning circle on Google+ via Hangouts.
My younger brother and I learned to use computers and the Internet on our own, for what we needed, eg. playing computer games, searching for songs... And we also learned German by watching German TV and we learned English through playing games on the computer. Same do my nephews.
Just excellent, kids teaching themselves for fun instead of being forced fed information. :)
To this day, this remains my favorite TED Talk.
Creation creates new creations and information..
i'm speechless, thank you
Fantastic vision....great stuff Mr. Mitra.
This is amazing! I want in! Seriously the best TEDTalk I have ever seen. Thankyou.
Uh, guys, I think you should all stop hating on schools now. Schools aren't perfect, but they're better than nothing. Would you all prefer if we WEREN'T able to read each other's comments and understand what is being said up in that video? School and learning has brought us that. If you weren't forced to go to school and taught by a teacher, you probably wouldn't be able to read or write.
That has got to be the most amazing thing that I've ever saw!
Stunning
This stuff brings me hope.
Daum thats goood now i know what to do next year :D instead of the anticipated 'wait till youre old enough for college and prepare yourself by reading online' has changed to ''...and perpare myself by reading online with friends". Omg ita gonna be ao much more fun than expected