My Information report about Sugata Mitra

Agents of Change can make a difference in children’s education

In 1999 a scientist from Delhi,  Sugata Mitra, introduced technology to kids that had never seen, touched and even heard about it. He put a computer in his office wall and watched as the children from the slum across the road come and push the buttons.  His ‘Hole in the Wall’ idea has made learning possible for kids that don’t have opportunities to get a good education.  Professor Mitra is an agent of change. An agent of change is someone that makes a big change to something. His vision was to open the door of learning for children in India who lived in places that had no teachers. He thought that kids would be able to learn how to use a computer even when everything was in a different language. He was right because the kids were able to translate the information into the language the students were speaking.  Another thing he found was that the students were able to learn how to use the computers by working collaboratively as a group. His idea gave the kids a chance to explore the things that were happening outside their villages. Online maths games and being able to search for information have kept the kids interested and made them want to keep learning.Granny clouds encourage the students by asking them questions about what they have learnt and by admiring their work. These kind words keep the children on task and wanting to learn new things.By introducing the Hole in the Wall computers Sugata Mitra has made learning available and interesting to kids who don’t have the opportunities that I have. Hopefully his idea will let these kids continue to get a good education.