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07 November 2009

The Buzz: Kiran Sethi makes "contagious" a good word

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Kiran Bir Sethi at TEDIndia, Session 8, "Learning to Learn," November 7, 2009, in Mysore, India. Credit: TED / James Duncan Davidson

Kiran Sethi is the founder of a revolutionary new school in India, called The Riverside School. She's changing the way we think about children, the way they think about themselves and her ideas are contagious! Here are some of the real-time reactions:

Finally. Kiran Sethi at TEDIndia ... Riverside school ... amazingness ... -- aDeSe

If you blur boundaries between school and life, children become aware, enabled and empowered. Kiran Sethi -- ralphtalmont

Kiran Sethi: Laughter is contagious, passion is contagious. "I can" is contagious. -- shivya

Design for Giving Contest.. :) finally.. we are there. Amazing concept by Kiran Sethi -- TEDxAhmedabad

kiran sethi - This is a well thought out, well executed talk with significant and important content -- Udindex

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