Sunday, March 15, 2020

The School in the Cloud


In clear, simple language Sugata Mitra explains his experiments with self-organized learning environments in his latest book, The School in the Cloud. He is transparent about his ignorance, failures, and successes. This is a thought-provoking book. Mitra makes clear the inadequacies of traditional education and imagines a new way to facilitate learning. This book will be a threatening read for those wed to the current educational system. For those who are already aware of the system’s rapidly growing irrelevancy, this volume will provide an inspiring alternative. All those who have a stake in the development of educational systems—educators, parents, policymakers—can benefit from Mitra’s observations about the emerging future of learning.