Viewpoint: Why self-taught learners are better at teaching
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128… That is how the unread messages were piling up every 15 minutes. Her video has 1.4 million views and growing exponentially. Everyone was forwarding the same video to Eshna Kutty. Everyone was sending her, her own hoop dance video and doing it while wearing a saree and sneakers. Like all ‘overnight’ success stories, it has taken her ten years to be an ‘overnight sensation’.
Signs of a curious learner
- Ability to deconstruct: she taught herself hula hoop dancing by watching YouTube videos, playing them in slow ...