Thibaut Labarre

I am a student in computational linguistics at the University of Washington. Before that I was a student in an engineering school in France and I went through a process called "classes préparatoires" which basically involves 2 years of cramming for a national competitive exam by studying intensely mostly math and physics. I thought that this system was really outdated since the emphasis was on achieving good grades rather than understanding concepts. And the pedagogy could use a lot of improvement in order to foster such qualities as innovation and systemic approaches.

Computational Linguist, University of Washington

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During his childhood, Thibaut went through very different educational systems: a Japanese Hoikuen, an international Montessori school, distance learning in elementary school, a French engineering grande école and finally an American university. Building on this breadth of experiences, he co-founded the New Students, an open movement that aims at involving teachers, students, administrators and citizens in rethinking the way we teach and learn in the age of the Internet.

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April 2012

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