Education expert Sugata Mitra received $ 1 million TED Prize . The prize is awarded to individuals or organizations that have made significant contributions in the field of education and are working towards improving educational outcomes for children around the world. ( CNN ) -- He says instruction need not be top down and the role of teachers is shifting . He hopes to use prize money to build a lab to test his ideas about learning .
Education expert Sugata Mitra received $ 1 million TED Prize . The prize is awarded to individuals or organizations that have made significant contributions in the field of education and are working towards improving educational outcomes for children around the world. He says instruction need not be top down and the role of teachers is shifting . He hopes to use prize money to build a lab to test his ideas about learning .