Sugata Mitra

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpcEpmNbHds&feature=youtu.be

I found Sugata Mitra to be very inspiring.  I agree that with all the standards and testing we do in our educational system, we eliminate a tremendous amount of learning.  What I mean by that is our educational system does not allow for the changes that are taking place in our students abilities. The system expects students to learn how to pass test rather than learn more in-depth material. To sit back and be a guide and let students explore, research and create in my opinion would be invaluable. Our expectations on how problems are solved now and in the future are not the same as when we were growing up.  Students find work more efficiently and differently to solve problems. I think as teachers we should find ways to embrace and guide the students into self discovery using technology rather than hinder the use of technology. I hope that I can find ways as a new teacher to incorporate Sugata Mitra's ideas into my future classroom.