Experiments show that children in unsupervised groups are capable of answering questions many years ahead of the material … - Sugata Mitra

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From henceforth thou shalt learn that there is love To long for, pureness to desire, a mount Of consecration it were good to scale.

Sugata Mitra

Experiments show that children in unsupervised groups are capable of answering questions many years ahead of the material they're learning in school. In fact, they seem to enjoy the absence of adult supervision, and they are very confident of finding the right answer.

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