Another snow day today, which gives me the chance to plug "Ted.com" once more. If you did not get a chance yesterday, give it a look today.
One of the more famous "Ted talks" in recent weeks has been Sugata Mitra's work on what technology can do in the slums of India. His philosophy, that education is a "self organizing system" revolves around "Instructional Robotics" where computers facilitate learning for kids using the internet. Mitra's "hole in the wall" experiments began in places where teachers were hesitant to go. They represent true integration of technology into the curriculum and have shown many positive results in places where good teachers are hesitant to go.
As I watched his talk for a second time this morning, I thought, what if kids had this same integration of technology in their classes in a place like Lake Orion, where so many creative minds want to teach?
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