Aprende Libre


KEN ROBINSON | CHANGING PARADIGMS

“There are 3 types of people in the world: the immovable, the movable, and those who move. These are words of Benjamin Franklin, recited by Ken Robinson in January this year, at the end of his talk given at one of the events organized by RSA, where he develops some of the ideas he later expanded on in his May talk at TED “Bring on the Learning Revolution.” Learning Cognitive “translated” in a Scribing animation format the main ideas of the RSA talk.



SALMAN KHAN | LET’S TEACH TO LEARN, NOT FOR EXAMS

Would you choose to build a house on an unfinished foundation? Of course not. Why, then, do we rush students through education when they haven’t always grasped the basics?​ Yes, it’s tricky, but educator Sal Khan shares his plan to turn struggling students into strong learners by helping them master concepts at their own pace.​ Over the years, she tells how she discovered what truly passionate her and what happened when she pursued it



SOFIA CAMUSSI | I’M NOT A 7

What effect can school grades have on students? How do they influence the decisions we make about our future? Sofia Camussi, just 18 years old, tells us how she discovered her true passion and what happened when she did.



SUGATA MITRA | NEW EXPERIMENTS IN SELF-TEACHING

Indian education scientist Sugata Mitra tackles one of education’s biggest problems: the best teachers and schools are not where they are most needed. In a series of real-world experiments from New Delhi to South Africa and Italy, he gave children self-supervised access to the web and saw results that could revolutionize how we think about teaching.



PRINCE EA | I JUST SUED THE EDUCATION SYSTEM

Richard Williams, better known by his stage name Prince Ea, is an American spoken word artist, poet, rapper, and film producer. After graduating from the University of Missouri–St. Louis with a degree in anthropology, he initially aspired to a career as a hip-hop artist. Inspired by artists such as Immortal Technique and Canibus, he started and popularized the “Make S.M.A.R.T Cool” movement to promote values ​​such as intelligence, free thinking, unity, and creativity in hip-hop culture and music. He delivered this powerful message about the education system.



CODE.ORG | WHAT MOST SCHOOLS DON’T TEACH

Learn about a new “superpower” that isn’t being taught in most schools around the world. Code.org® is a nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding access to computer science in schools and increasing the participation of women and underrepresented minorities.



BILL GATES | TALKING ABOUT KHAN ACADEMY AT THE ASPE IDEAS FESTIVAL

Bill Gates is an American businessman, computer scientist, and philanthropist, co-founder of the software company Microsoft. In 2008, he retired from Microsoft to dedicate himself to his foundation, which supports and promotes Khan Academy.



ROBERT KIYOSAKI | ON THE MONEY MINDSET

“The most powerful asset we all have is our mind. If it is well trained, it can create enormous wealth in what seems like an instant.”