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Thats a fun question to ponder! I imagine this school system would: * Guide students through identifying their preferred learning style. Nosce te ipsum to beg
by SeaDude 10y ago
Thats a fun question to ponder!
I imagine this school system would:
* Guide students through identifying their preferred learning style. Nosce te ipsum to begin with.
* Guide them through identifying their current, individual interests. Use innate (especially while young) human curiosity to fuel the passion for learning a subject. Gotta be driven!
* Instruct on how to obtain knowledge in a certain domain. How to grasp new concepts, identify linked domains, learn required vocab words, speak to experts, read and write about the domain, use of digital/physical resources, how to be a good volunteer, how to participate in verbal discussions, active listening, what comprises a project, time management, collaboration, facilitation, culminating in completing projects of varying difficulty in the domain, teach others along the way, etc.
* Surround the students with resources/access/tools and experts in a lively creation space (think Maker/HackerSpaces).
* Then turn the students loose. Get the heck out of there way until they come to the "resource desk" in search of access/introductions/further guidance.
Some thoughts on the topic, quite random and unformatted, but thanks for posing this question!
- vezycash 10y agoThanks for your response. I've saved it for further study. Society's Certificate Mentality is a problem that will undermine any effort to create this learning environment. Any thoughts?
- cauterized 10y agoSounds like the Montessori method.
- vezycash 10y agoIn my country, Montessori is just a marketing term.
- cauterized 10y agoAh. There's an actual educational philosophy behind it. My aunt taught in a Montessori school for years, and everything she described was very different from a typical school. I don't think there are many Montessori schools that teach beyond primary schooling (6th grade in the US), though.