The future of education according to Gates

EDINBURGH, Scotland--Technology will greatly impact the way people choose educational institutions, according to Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates.

But we already knew this, didn't we?

"The role of the teacher is still fundamental to learning, Gates stressed, but more effort must be put into training teachers in IT, and more tools must be created for them--for instance, software that could help them create a curriculum from online sources. "

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By Sylvia Carr

CNET News.com
Published: January 31, 2007, 12:27 PM PST