Concept of Hole in the Wall

It is not an actual hole in the wall, rather it is the concept that children learn better on their own and through sharing knowledge with each other. This concept was first started from a single computer in Kalkaji, New Delhi to more than a hundred places in India and abroad. This was conceptually explained by Dr Sugata Mitra, Chief Scientist of NIIT, as Minimally Invasive Education (MIE). It has a wide coverage now in India. This concept is the need of the hour.

The literacy rates in India have been, for a long time, low and the female gender is the one with are the ones hit hard. To uplift our society from this demon of illiteracy Dr Sugata Mitra came up with this brilliant idea of a Hole in the Wall. Lets have a look at what it is and what has it done son far, to alleviate illiteracy rates in India. First of all we must know what i is.

Concept of the Hole-in-the-Wall

Hole in the wall is an initiative to help the underprivileged children and help them learn by sharing knowledge. Children learn better on their own, which is the whole idea behind this concept. Under this concept, a computer screen is encased inside a wall and children can use it without any supervision. It is a concept away from the pedagogic ideology of most of the schools in these remote areas. Children are taught at schools where they do not learn much. The curiosity and the eager mindedness of these children is what Dr Sugata Mitra has given much focus on. Away from the damp and shabby rooms of the class with no electricity and no proper syllabus or a teacher willing enough to teach, children have learned through an unknown screen which is always there for them.

Minimally Invasive Education

Minimally Invasive Education is defined as a pedagogic method that uses the learning environment to generate an adequate level of motivation to induce learning in groups of children, with minimal, or no, intervention by a teacher. There is no teacher to teach when you are near the hole. You and your curiosity are the only things that keep you there.

Research Findings

There is a positive outcome of this concept and the statistics say it all which are a result of a 4 year rigorous research. It is a big yes for this concept of the Hole-in-the-Wall.

These statistics are from the website itself. These are some indicators that tell us what an impact has this concept had.It is a big go for this concept when it comes to spreading literacy.

This shows us the academic performance of class 9 students in class 10 equivalent examinations. Clearly the percentage marks have increased. Hence it is concluded that this concept has improved the learning ability of students and it has done this with no intervention from any teachers.

Conclusion

It has asked us this question that whether there is a need to change the education system altogether. The children who are not able to study because they don't have money have a new best friend. Children who don't have books to study from have a new teacher, and one who never gets angry. They have a friend who will help them everywhere and anytime. This has not been used at a large scale in India. Underprivileged children need the help of this hole in the wall. Maybe they might get sucked inside it to be transformed into an all new world where they can do almost everything they want and live a happy life.