Sugata Mitra: What's the Purpose of Education?

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Channel: FORA.tv · 2012 · Science & Technology

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Sugata Mitra, acclaimed Professor of Educational Technology at the University of Newcastle, outlines the three main groups with an interest in improving childhood educational standards -- and notes an additional, critical fourth group that is often overlooked.

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