Yes, Marco, I agree. It's hardly new or radical.
On the other hand, having worked in education for over 15 years, and an active reformer, I can say that it's one of the hardest places to achieve change. So I believe that we need to support every effort that makes education more learner-centered and p2p.
I know Sugata and have followed his work since 2003. Anecdotely, he has had remarkable results, and I fully support his continued lab-baseed research. There has been criticism that he needs to back it up with scientific data and I was glad to see in the Wired article, the references to studies on learning impact.
We would be wise to support this work or augment it in whatever way we can, while replacing the label of "new and radical" with, perhaps, "necessary".