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Sugata Mitra muestra cómo los niños se enseñan a sí mismos

Hablando en LIFT 207, Sugata Mitra presenta su proyecto "Agujero en la pared". En este proyecto, niños pequeños descubren por su cuenta cómo usar un PC -- y luego le enseñan a otros niños. Él pregunta, ¿qué mas pueden enseñarse los niños a si mismos?

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Hablando en LIFT 207, Sugata Mitra presenta su proyecto "Agujero en la pared". En este proyecto, niños pequeños descubren por su cuenta cómo usar un PC -- y luego le enseñan a otros niños. Él pregunta, ¿qué mas pueden enseñarse los niños a si mismos?

This video is a TED "Best of the Web" pick, featuring a remarkable idea available on the internet from an independent creator. This idea didn’t come from TED, but TED is thrilled to spread it. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

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Educational researcher Sugata Mitra is the winner of the 2013 TED Prize. His wish: Build a School in the Cloud, where children can explore and learn from one another.

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