Educational Technology

October 10, 2013

A Personalized Future for Education

Filed under: Educational Technology — admin @ 12:40 am

by Students First

When it comes to the shape and style of our schools, not a lot has changed over the past 100 years. The average American school today looks almost identical to the average American school in the early 1900s – a single teacher delivers a lecture to 30 same-age students in a four-walled classroom; the students sit quietly and listen. The students who learn best by listening will likely comprehend the content, while others, who may learn best by doing, or perhaps at a different pace, will not. This is why the needs of today’s students cannot be met by a one-size-fits-all approach that prescribes the same type and pace of learning for every child. The future of education, and the future of America, depends on a willingness to bid farewell to the 20th century school and welcome, with open arms, the 21st century school, which can personalize learning for every child.

http://www.studentsfirst.org/policy/entry/a-personalized-future-for-education

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