#185. TED Talkin’: Sugata Mitra’s quietly powerful challenge to education norms

Sugata Mitra is one of the few people to have five TED Talks. Why? He’s a perfect combination of scientific, challenging norms and soft-spoken charm. As a theoretical researcher with an interest in education and the role of the internet, Sugata’s “Hole in the Wall” experiment has become a famed example in how kids can self-organize and essentially teach themselves anything with access to the internet. And no, that’s not a bad thing at all. He first tried this in remote areas in India and has since replicated it all over the world. Sugata’s conclusions from these experiments vary, but they all challenge traditional education teachings. Mikey and Molly dive into Sugata’s quietly powerful stage presence, minimal visuals and storytelling skills to understand how he’s accrued some of the most famous TED Talks ever. This is an episode for: People that give talks that challenge norms and anyone with an interest in education.What’s in the Spice Cabinet??Hear & see Sugata for yourselfWatch the talk we get into here, The Future of Learning (2018)Watch Sugata’s other TED Talks hereInterested in his research on education and the internet? Follow Sugata online hereHis latest book - The School in the Cloud: The Emerging Future of LearningSugata’s Walkout song (according to Molly)?We Don’t Need No Education - Pink Floyd