English teachers and learners worldwide: These are the words of global teacher and teacher trainer Marisa Constantinides: I am wondering if Professor Sugata Mitra is not just acting as a catalyst for all our discussions and getting us to think about the state of our education. On thinking back to my own learning background, I cannot help but come to the conclusion that I actually learnt what I sought to learn for myself and not what was imposed on me by my schooling. Where my school - or schools of the future - ought to work towards, is helping people discover what it is they want to learn and train them in ways of learning. Perhaps this is our future role. As to the inapplicability of Sugata Mitras ideas into ELT, I am not so sure. Look at all these people following you to catch glimpses of good English language use - all these learners following English teachers or just learning on their own, here on Facebook and in so many other places on the internet.
Posted on: Fri, 11 Apr 2014 12:04:48 +0000
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