We really seem to be getting around now Teachable is growing, and last month I was in India as part of the British delegation for the Worddidac India 2009 show in New Delhi.

We now have nearly 1,000 members in India, and a couple of pilot schools. What struck me most on my visit was the vibrancy of the low-cost private schools starting up across every state. Demand from aspiring parents for a better education for their children, but no state subsidy on offer, has let to some imaginative ways of delivering good classes cheaply over long distances.

There were many providers there offering to really ‘substitute’ local teachers with video streams and computer-based learning, but we felt the longer term need is for training and inspiration for the teachers themselves. Something Teachable hopes to get into.

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