Mitra’s Myths
Sugata Mitra’s was much discussed by the Twitterati yesterday.The Guardian article is here.The TES article earlier this week is here. Tom Bennett’s critique is here.
For some it was the confirmation they needed that self-directed learning is real and superior. For others he is a charlatan whose research is deeply flawed and does not stand up to scrutiny.
One of the most interesting aspects of the Guardian article was that it did interview one of the children who took part in the original Hole in the Wall experiment who is now a Yale PhD student – amazing success for a project you’d thin.
Arun Chavan’s testimony is interesting (all the more so as it was ignored by those enthusing about children teaching themselves). The following is what he had to say about his experience.
Later, I get hold of Chavan to ask him about the impact of the hole-in-the-wall…
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