2015-05-01

Redesigning the classroom: Can children teach themselves?


“Schools as we know them now are obsolete”. So says Sugata Mitra who believes the only thing children need in order to learn is a computer connected to the internet. He maintains that self-organised learning environments - or SOLEs, where children teach themselves and each other, are what's next for our classrooms. What do you think of this innovative, yet controversial, glimpse at the future of education?

Education pioneer Sugata Mitra joins The Stream to discuss the future of learning.