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Sugata Mitra was awarded the TED Prize for his workings in education. He got this far by simply asking himself an important question that must be answered in today’s era. Finding answers to this question took time as he conducted several experiments leading to his mind-blowing conclusion. Once he found that answer, he engaged in a powerful speech based on his answer to what lies ahead of us in the future of education. Why is it that students must go to school every day? Why is this education system set up the way it is? Does today’s society really need to learn everything taught in school to succeed in the outside world? Sugata’s award-winning discovery began with a question stating,” What is going to be the future of learning? ” The future of learning could drastically change our education system in many ways. Where did the kind of learning we do in school come from? Our current learning style goes back to 300 years ago from the “British Empire.” Victorians created a global computer made of people called the “Bureaucratic …show more content…

Mitra, “The capacity to learn is a gift that should not be taken for granted.” The willingness to learn is a choice that we makes for ourselves. Sugata’s speech was presented in well-mannered way that was inspiring to watch with his quotes of knowledge and his experiments. Sugata soon discovered that encouragement was the key to learning. Our current education system is obsolete due to the expiration of the bureaucratic administrative machine. Discovering the full power of new technology for self-guided education will be a huge advancement for the future learning system. Designing a future for learning by supporting children all over the world searching for their potential, is an advancement in human society. According to Sugata Mitra, the future of learning is in self-organized learning environments anywhere that can lead to a productive mindset. If you teach me, I will remember; however, if you involve me, I will

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