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It seems to be describing a classroom ideal for extroverts. But already education is hugely social - much more than it used to be. Schools have loads of group w
by JetSetWilly 10y ago
It seems to be describing a classroom ideal for extroverts. But already education is hugely social - much more than it used to be. Schools have loads of group work, universities have group work, schools (here in the UK) increasingly teach via shared activities, acting things out, debating things, etc - in this country the whole national "curriculum for excellence" is based around this.
Even in my job every training course I have been to lately involves "workshops" and group activities to play-act scenarios.
But some people hate learning like this. I'd much rather have a lecture or be given a book and just directly absorb the information without all the patronising and time-wasting group nonsense. I feel like modern education is actively hostile to individual reflection and deep learning.
- burntsushi 10y agoI'm as introverted as they come, and the only way these group discussions have been effective for me is if you have a quorum of engaged students. For myself, the only way I've found to be engaged is by preparing for group discussion by doing individual reflection myself. (Either by reading relevant material or just by setting my mind to think about the topic for 30 minutes.) What I'm trying to say is that I believe group discussions depend on individual reflection to work. For the introverts among us, group discussions can be more draining, but I've still typically found them quite helpful. Especially when the group is small (~5 or fewer).
- noobiemcfoob 10y agoThere's a lot of research that shows these open and collaborative environments help kids learn. We can't really dispute that, but I'd be inclined to believe that is because the majority of people are extroverts in the first place. There is another trend of personalizing, tailoring education for each individual student where this would be less of an issue. Hopefully technology makes it more feasible.
- htns 10y ago>There's a lot of research that shows these open and collaborative environments help kids learn. Compared to what?
- noobiemcfoob 10y agoCompared to the more classical lecturer at the chalkboard classrooms.