What role do teachers play in learning?  Check out Sugata Mitra's vision of a School in the Cloud that he articulates in his 2013 Ted Prize Wish.



Compare his vision to that of Ken Robinson, below.

Ken Robinson, Education's Death Valley
"Sir Ken Robinson outlines 3 principles crucial for the human mind to flourish — and how current education culture works against them. In a funny, stirring talk he tells us how to get out of the educational "death valley" we now face, and how to nurture our youngest generations with a climate of possibility."

3 Principles Guide Human Life in Flourishing

• Diversity (as a strength to embrace) vs Conformity 
• Curiosity (as the engine of achievement) vs Compliance 
• Creativity (to allow flexibility and thinking outside the box) vs Standardization

He argues that the standardize testing landscape forgets about the relationship between "teaching" and "learning" as it deprofessionalizes teaching, and emphasizes control at the federal level. He makes a strong case for the importance of TEACHERS in awakening the the floor of the Educational Death Valley.

He believes that schools work when they:

• Highly personalized
• Strong teacher support
• Tight links with community
• Broad and diverse curriculum
• Student involvement in and outside of school