Hunch Lunch 3/25/11: Mitra on Child-Driven Education

Hope to see you at lunch in G-205.

Please view the video below (17 minutes) and be ready to discuss.

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/sugata_mitra_the_child_driven_education.html

Food for thought:
What is the value of a teacher saying "I don't know"?
How does this apply to our students? How do we give them a global outlook and audience?
What do you think about the speaker's statement about memorizing--or not memorizing--information on Google?
Can 10-year-olds engage with Pythagoras?

Please feel free to comment here.

Hunch Lunch 3/18/11: Bill Gates on TEDx

We'd love to see you in G-205 for Hunch Lunch on 3/18. If you'd like to attend, please view Gates' talk on state budgets and education: http://www.ted.com/talks/bill_gates_how_state_budgets_are_breaking_us_schools.html

I find his three points at about seven minutes particularly compelling.

Feel free to post your comments here!