Want Change In Education? Look Beyond The Usual Suspects (Like Finland)
New ideas for learning are found in the most unexpected places. Three new projects are helping them spread.
In a tiny hamlet in Tanzania, children who have never been to school, and can't recognize a single letter in any language, are about to start learning basic math and reading. They'll do this with the help of a cutting-edge, artificially intelligent "tutor" who can hear what they are saying in Swahili and respond meaningfully.
In the slums of Bogota, Colombia, children play with special board games, dominoes and dice games that can teach them math and reading in a matter of months. Youth volunteers in the community help bring the games to younger children.
On the outskirts of Tokyo, a kindergarten is built more like a giant playground. There is a circular
