When I first began listening to this Ted Talk I was concerned when one of the opening slides that Sugata Mitra shared was :
However throughout the presentation I realized that my defense mechanisms had risen because I felt protective of my role as an educator. As the video continued I found myself justifying more and more of his claims. I think of myself and this morning I began by watching video tutorials about how to fix my unpaired Amazon Firestick remote. I often resort to YouTube or Google when I am stuck in a rut.
I loved hearing his stories about how the children in various areas of India were able to learn English and learn about technology through practice, communal support, and encouragement from their peers and Grannies.
In the end I agreed with Sugata about how as teachers we can sometimes trigger our students reptilian brain. This reminded me of the similar theme of the necessity of joy in the classroom as spoken by Rita Pierson.
Sugata Mitra concept is interesting. It is a good idea for students without assess to general education. It was also interesting that they could repeat the information back then I wondered if they totally comprehend what they were reading.
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