“ Schools still operate as if all knowledge is contained in books, and as if the salient points in books must be stored in each human brain - to be used when needed. The political and financial powers c… Sugata Mitra
“ Teachers are not supposed to be repositories of information which they dish out. That is from an age when there were no other repositories of information, other than books or teachers, neither of whic… Sugata Mitra
“ We need a pedagogy free from fear and focused on the magic of children's innate quest for information and understanding. Sugata Mitra
“ In most schools, we measure children on what they know. By and large, they have to memorize the content of whatever test is coming up. Because measuring the results of rote learning is easy, rote prev… Sugata Mitra
“ Learning is the new skill. Imagination, creation and asking new questions are at its core. Sugata Mitra
“ The best schools tend to have the best teachers, not to mention parents who supervise homework, so there is less need for self-organised learning. But where a child comes from a less supportive home e… Sugata Mitra
