Kiran Bir Sethi teaches kids to take charge

http://www.ted.com Kiran Bir Sethi shows how her groundbreaking Riverside School in India teaches kids life's most valuable lesson: "I can." Watch her students take local issues into their own hands, lead other young people, even educate their parents.

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[liquidminds]

very amazing... india is progressing so fast, it's hard to follow.

I still wished the other governments would try a little harder...

Western schools, teach the children to behave and do what their boss tells them. We can learn a lot from indian philosophy. At least if we don't want our children to be a slave of their wage.

[dismutased]

Kids have so much potential, us adults are just too stupid to recognise most of the time.

Good on them!

[crudhousefull]

@DaSkateChannelTV Creativity's pretty easy to come by after you have discipline. Don't look down on it so much. Creativity's nothing without discipline. China will achieve great things, and hopefully discipline and focus on the plural won't die out as it only causes distress

[crudhousefull]

Children are much better at doing idealistic things. NO corruption at that age

[makeiteasyable]

excellent.

[nicolecarter58]

fantastic video, thanks for sharing .. keep it up =)

[Samadhiatman500]

@liquidminds Amen, and this insanity still goes on in these dictatorial workplaces especially for women.

[greengiantlallan]

@liquidminds I agree with your testament, it's great what Riverside School is doing.

However, I have to say there is much happening in the West too. In the UK for example, there are many inspirational schools and organisations wanting to make a revolution in Education.

If you have time, please check out Whole Education in the UK. They have lots of great information on inspiring projects happening all over the UK.

[Sambahadur100]

Dear Kiran Bir Sethi,

This old soldier salutes you !

I was fortunate to know Jazz, Bhavya, Kartikeya and Veena Das at Panchgani on Sep 08 and 09, 2010..

I wish to visit your school with my friends from " Wholesome Leadership ' which you guys electrified by their excellent presentation. Let's plan a visit ASAP.

Col Ramesh Pathak ( Retd )

Executive Director

Innovative Consultants Combine

[daiquirikiss]

@daiquirikiss This video is very inspiring. I wish I could change my way of teaching English to something the schools would allow like in Ms. Sethi's speech. When I teach, I always teach together with the homeroom teacher. How can I show my kids that they can learn English easily with her example?

[daiquirikiss]

I am an English teacher of four elementary schools in Japan. I only see the majority of my kids less than 3 times a months for 45 minutes. I feel very limited with my power of freedom in the schools. Many of the adults I meet in Japan teach kids here in a very traditional way. Almost like herding cattle. If something is seen as too difficult, they say "oh well, they can't do it." I always believe that children can do anything.

[dhwani182]

I am part of the Design for change contest, Chennai ...and I really enjoy being part of it.