There's no need to reinvent education in order to improve our schools. We simply have to
that we already have. One example is the community around us. Another is technology, which could be developed into a powerful educational tool.
already exists, but how can we exploit it? For one thing parents have a lot to teach us - either interesting professions to tell us about, or life experiences we can learn from. In addition, there are local industries which will probably employ some of the students in the future.
from these industries explain how their companies work and
they can offer after graduation?
Computers are another resource already
. But are they being used to the best advantage of the students and teachers? It's easy to imagine classrooms where computers
are a regular feature. Students could work with class material on an Internet site that also has answers, so that they would be able to work
and check themselves on-line. This would free teachers
who are having trouble.
To sum up, I'd like to see schools of the future make better use of the resources and tools
, such as people in the community and computer technology.
I think these changes would go
a better learning environment, and they should be quite easy to implement. |
