Can Skype help close achievement gaps?

Skype might allow top teachers to reach students in impoverished or rural areas, which could help close achievement gaps, says British education-technology professor Sugata Mitra, whose earlier work inspired the Oscar-winning movie "Slumdog Millionaire." "Financial incentives are no good if [teachers are] sitting there wishing they were somewhere else -- children sense these things and it has a knock-on effect on how they learn," he said. "Computers cannot replace good teachers but they can get a high standard of education into the schools where they are needed most, while still allowing teachers to live where they want to." ScienceDaily

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