25 November 2011

Old School to New School

Time to get back to the basics: Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic. Then teach the kids how to navigate through the world and make informed decisions. I'll call it the 4 R's: reading, writing, arithmetic, and research.


Instead of giving the schools the money for each child; give the parents the money.



using critical thinking.
gathering information in their community (including internet)

Teachers are facilitators
Helping children present their findings through written and oral presentation. Also using art.

Using popular education
education that centers on the learner's life and community, making education relevant to the individual
A sort of functional education

Teach them conflict resolution skills

Research Based on intelligence cycle
planning
collecting data
processing data
producing presentation
dissemination

For job skills, more apprenticeships and OJT

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