Sugata Mitra: Can kids teach themselves?

a very good experiment but need to be presented in a much better way to create the required curiosity.

Wonderful experiment it really shows how human psychology learn the things and interpret for its own use

I love the part at 12:10, "As soon as they saw me they said 'We need a faster processor and a better mouse'.."

hole in the wall ..like a glory hole?

when i moved to finland to go to the english school there i was 10 and my only english experience was from tv... i scored 86% at the test to see if i needed remedial english,, needless to say,, i did not

Really give my head a knock open. Very true, we should invest begins from the under-previledge kids 1st where the source of most of the problems in society later age.

this post sounds exactly like what I did as a child when I first got my computer. I dropped out of college a few years ago because everything I know is self-taught. The internet is my main resource, although I would have to say that experience is the best teacher. Look it up online, but then go do something about it! I looked this up and now I want to build computers and bring them to far off lands! Join me!

Brilliant. Values ACQUIRED, Doctrine & Dogma IMPOSED. Learning a SELF ORGANIZING SYSTEM. And that this operates on a group level. Of course, that makes perfect sence, since a lot of it is in a capacity of interaction that motivates them to learn all these interactive skills. Thanks for your work, Sugata Mitra. Well done.

I teach English in Japan. A student joined at 1 year and 9 months. At 2 years and 6 months, he could use a dictionary. At the age 2 years and 10 months, he was reading, well. I am not joking. He is Japanese. His mom speaks no English. My students are 2 years and up. Most of them learn to read English, on average, in 10 months. The fastest was in 4 by a 5 yr. old boy. He read, well. I am teaching grammar to kids 3 to 7years. They all can read and use a dictionary. Kids are smart, smart, smart!