Home / Quotes / Quote by Sugata Mitra

Quote by Sugata Mitra

“It's quite fashionable to say that the education system's broken. It's not broken. It's wonderfully constructed. It's just that we don't need it anymore. It's outdated.”

Quote by Sugata Mitra

Author

Sugata Mitra is an Indian computer scientist and educationalist known for his research on self-directed learning in children. He received a Bachelor's degree in Physics in 1971, a Master's degree in Computer Science in 1977, and a Ph.D. in 1987. Professor Mitra has worked at institutions such as the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and University College London (UCL), and has promoted his educational ideas globally. more

You May Also Like

“My wish is that we design the future of learning. We don't want to be spare parts for a great human computer.”

Want Humans Inspiration Motivation Wish Design Computer Spares My Wish Spare Parts

Author:Sugata Mitra

“It took nature 100 million years to make the ape stand up and become Homo sapiens. It took us only 10,000 to make knowing obsolete.”

Years Millions Knowing Apes Homo Sapiens Obsolete

Author:Sugata Mitra

“If children have interest, then Education happens”

Ifs Children Happens Interest

Author:Sugata Mitra

“A teacher that can be replaced by a machine should be.”

Should Teacher Machines Replaced

Book:The Hole in the Wall: Self-Organising Systems in Education

Source: The Hole in the Wall: Self-Organising Systems in Education

“The best schools tend to have the best teachers, not to mention parents who supervise homework, so there is less need for self-organised learning. But where a child comes from a less supportive home environment, where there are family tensions perhaps, their schoolwork can suffer. They need to be taught to think and study for themselves.”

Thinking Needs Children Self Home School Suffering Parent Study Environment Teacher Taught Tension Supportive Homework Best Teacher Organised Best School Schoolwork Home Environment

Author:Sugata Mitra

“You don't actually need to know anything, you can find out at the point when you need to know it. It's the teachers job to point young minds towards the right kind of question, a teacher doesn't need to give any answers because answers are everywhere.”

Knows Needs Giving Mind Kind Jobs Young Answers Teacher Young Minds

Author:Sugata Mitra

“The bottom line is, if you're not the one controlling your learning, you're not going to learn as well.”

Ifs Wells Lines Bottom Bottom Line

Author:Sugata Mitra

“Who knows what we’ll need to learn thirty years from now? We do know that we will need to be good at searching for information, collating it, and figuring out whether it is right or wrong.”

Knows Needs Years Information Be Good Thirty Thirty Years

Author:Sugata Mitra

“Ask BIG questions, find BIG answers.”

Bigs Asks Answers Big Questions

Author:Sugata Mitra

“My wish is to help design the future of learning by supporting children all over the world to tap into their innate sense of wonder and work together. Help me build the School in the Cloud, a learning lab in India, where children can embark on intellectual adventures by engaging and connecting with information and mentoring online. I also invite you, wherever you are, to create your own miniature child-driven learning environments and share your discoveries.”