Sugata Mitra Information Report

Agents of Change can make a difference in children’s education

Who do you know that is an agent of change? Sugata Mitra is one of them because he introduced technology to places where they had never seen a computer before because of this he also opened peoples eyes and changed lives. He used his science background to create his experiment, the hole in the wall. Professor Mitra’s experiment is a computer that is in the wall. He created it to show that children can learn without being taught by teachers physically. This has made a huge change in children's lives. What made the children learn even though the instructions were in English was the fact they helped each other and worked collaboratively.

Sugata Mitra is an agent of change. An agent of change is a person who ignites change in communities. His vision was to introduce technology to help children's education and to show that children can help each other learn so that teachers didn't need to be physically there to help them.

The effect on the children was that they achieved more because they worked collaboratively together to help each other learn. Some kids that didn't understand english on the computers would ask other children or search using the internet translator in their own language. The experiment was a huge success in children's learning because they had support from a group of grannies in Newcastle called the Granny Cloud.

The Granny Cloud communicates with the kids through Skype. They don't growl at the children they only encourage, support and keep the kids learning going. They also nurture and praise the children.

The  hole in the wall experiment was repeated in many countries because it was a successful experiment. The way that the children worked collaboratively meant they could pass on their learning to other kids who haven't learnt it yet. It’s like Professor Mitra unlocked a door to education for the kids who had never worked on a computer and couldn't understand English. Sugata Mitra is an agent of change.

By Leila

Olympic Report

Olympic Report

Are you fascinated about the London olympic games? The olympics are very interesting and fun to learn about.  There are similarities and differences between the ancient and modern olympics.  The factors we have been looking at are the events, countries involved, prizes, participants and uniforms.

As I was learning about the olympics I found out that in the ancient olympic games women were not allowed to participate or watch, so they would dress as men to watch their sons compete in the games.  Now in the modern olympics games people from all different countries come and compete at the olympics, and women are allowed to compete and watch.    

In the modern olympics people from different countries come and compete at the olympics.  In the ancient olympics only the greek city states were allowed to compete such as Sparta, Athens, Megara, Corinth and Argos.

In the ancient olympics the competitors that were competing were proud of their bodies so they would compete naked with oil all over them.  In the modern olympics the competitors wear a uniform such as: shorts and a singlet or t-shirt.  

In the ancient olympics the competitors  who came first, second, or third received prizes of laurel leaves.  In the modern olympics the winners receive gold, silver, and bronze medals.  Also if the men started falsely they would get whipped.  Today if you false start in the sprint events you get disqualified.

The sports that were involved in the ancient olympics were: chariot races, boxing, wrestling, running, equestrian, discus, pentathlon and javelin.  Now in the modern olympics we have more sports such as: athletics, aquatics, equestrian, and combative oriental sports.


There are many comparisons and contrasts between the ancient and modern olympics.  We have found out that the modern olympics and the ancient olympics are similar but have differences in some ways.  The factors we have been learning about are: the events, countries involved,  prizes, participants and uniform.  The olympics are interesting and fun to learn about.