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FTA: "In 2006, Dr. Mitra moved to England, became a professor of educational technology at Newcastle University,. . . " This saddened me. Now, don't get me wro

by ajays 16y ago

FTA: "In 2006, Dr. Mitra moved to England, became a professor of educational technology at Newcastle University,. . . " This saddened me. Now, don't get me wrong: he's free to move whereever he feels like; I'm not upset at him. But it would nice if the smartest people in developing countries didn't move to cushy western universities/think-tanks, and stayed where they grew up to enrich everyone around them.

sliverstorm 16y ago
People climb up the ladder because they want to get out of where they are. It's not very often that someone climbs out and elects to go back down to help others. It also doesn't make sense to stay. If you're an autodidact, you almost certainly really enjoy learning. Where better to do that than a University/think tank?
- JonnieCache 16y ago
  What better way to learn through osmosis than immersing yourself in a foreign (in terms of familiarity not nationality) cultural environment? Then youre learning every second of every day, if youre trying to or not.
tomjen3 16y ago
Why should he stay behind? What does he owe to the people of the state of India? If already gave them far more than they would get from most of the poor people.
- deepu_256 16y ago
  It is not about owing anything to the people of India. It is about owing himself the pleasure and satisfaction of making his homeland - the place where he was born and the place where he grew up - a better place.
  - tomjen3 16y ago
    He grew up on Earth. He is making it a better place. Why settle with just improving India? Why not the world.
    - ajays 16y ago
      Simple: because India is a developing country? It needs all the help it can get?
- deepu_256 16y ago
  It is not about owing anything to the people of India. It is about owing himself the pleasure and satisfaction of making his homeland - the place where he was born and the place where he grew up - a better place.
shareme 16y ago
It saddened me as well, ..the environment he moved form was the set of tools that provided the ways to find the solution in that if you constrict free money and other overwhelming free resources you get someone hungry to make changes..

by ajays 16y ago

sliverstorm 16y ago

People climb up the ladder because they want to get out of where they are. It's not very often that someone climbs out and elects to go back down to help others. It also doesn't make sense to stay. If you're an autodidact, you almost certainly really enjoy learning. Where better to do that than a University/think tank?

JonnieCache 16y ago
What better way to learn through osmosis than immersing yourself in a foreign (in terms of familiarity not nationality) cultural environment? Then youre learning every second of every day, if youre trying to or not.

tomjen3 16y ago

Why should he stay behind? What does he owe to the people of the state of India? If already gave them far more than they would get from most of the poor people.

deepu_256 16y ago
It is not about owing anything to the people of India. It is about owing himself the pleasure and satisfaction of making his homeland - the place where he was born and the place where he grew up - a better place.
- tomjen3 16y ago
  He grew up on Earth. He is making it a better place. Why settle with just improving India? Why not the world.
  - ajays 16y ago
    Simple: because India is a developing country? It needs all the help it can get?
deepu_256 16y ago
It is not about owing anything to the people of India. It is about owing himself the pleasure and satisfaction of making his homeland - the place where he was born and the place where he grew up - a better place.

shareme 16y ago

It saddened me as well, ..the environment he moved form was the set of tools that provided the ways to find the solution in that if you constrict free money and other overwhelming free resources you get someone hungry to make changes..