{"id":438,"date":"2010-09-09T12:59:45","date_gmt":"2010-09-09T14:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bigital.com\/english\/?p=438"},"modified":"2010-09-10T00:04:28","modified_gmt":"2010-09-10T02:04:28","slug":"can-children-learn-by-themselves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigital.com\/english\/2010\/09\/can-children-learn-by-themselves\/","title":{"rendered":"Can children learn by themselves?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Education scientist Sugata Mitra talking at TED, telling us how children \u2013 given the proper tools \u2013 can use technology to advance in their education, even without adult supervision.<\/p>\n<p>He pointing out one of the many problems education is facing today, a problematic circle constructed around this fact: the best teachers and schools are not available where people need them the most. 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