Hole in the wall project

A teacher that can be replaced by a machine should be!!?

This facinating talk by Sugata Mitra explains the impact of providing access to 'hole in the wall' computers in villages in India. If you want to skip straight to the trials forward through to about 8 minutes.

Should generate some very interesting discussions about how much we need to teach children technical skills.

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/sugata_mitra_shows_how_kids_teach_themselves.html

Dan