Future+of+Education?

===As technology advances, so must educational practices. Many educators and non-educators have their own ideas about what direction education in the technology age should go. Use the media linked on this page to see how some innovators are looking at the future of education. Do you think they are heading in the right direction? What role should teachers play in future classrooms? What role should government have?===

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Watch this video about Nicholas Negroponte and decide for yourself? Should We be giving laptops to children who have not had their basic needs met?

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Sugata Mitra is experimenting with his ideas on education. Watch what he has done already and ask yourself, would this work for all children? If so, what role should teachers have? If this will not work for all children why won't it? Do you have any ideas of your own of what education should look like? media type="custom" key="6862827"