Finland and Switzerland paving the way for the future of Teaching?

[Bruce_T_Laney]

After reading the article I agree schools have not changed much in the last 200 years and they should.

With today Technology it should be incorporated more than it is when it come to our school systems and the old system need to be scrapped.

The U.S. does not even rank in the top ten while Canada and the U.K. made the list.

Finland, Switzerland and New Zealand lead the way at teaching skills for the future

Finland, Switzerland and New Zealand lead the way at teaching skills for the future

 

[Decus]

After reading the article I agree schools have not changed much in the last 200 years and they should.

With today Technology it should be incorporated more than it is when it come to our school systems and the old system need to be scrapped.

The U.S. does not even rank in the top ten while Canada and the U.K. made the list.

Finland, Switzerland and New Zealand lead the way at teaching skills for the future

Finland, Switzerland and New Zealand lead the way at teaching skills for the future

Your article implies that technology can help teach children "emotional intelligence, creative thinking, and collaboration" that traditional teaching can't.

Your article links to a ranking of the most needed skills for the 21st century. The first three are:

1. Complex problem solving
2. Critical thinking
3. Creativity

10 skills you'll need to survive the rise of automation

I agree that technology can help but we need to set the right priorities for our children's education and the complex problem solving, critical thinking and creativity is the more needed focus for kids.

Take a look at "Flipped Classrooms".

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[SweetSue92]

After reading the article I agree schools have not changed much in the last 200 years and they should.

With today Technology it should be incorporated more than it is when it come to our school systems and the old system need to be scrapped.

The U.S. does not even rank in the top ten while Canada and the U.K. made the list.

Finland, Switzerland and New Zealand lead the way at teaching skills for the future

Finland, Switzerland and New Zealand lead the way at teaching skills for the future

On the contrary kids come to school with burnt out brains because of technology. The last thing they need is more technology. They need to be detoxed from it. It's ruining how they think...and I am not anti-tech. But I think very soon we will know just how terrible it is for young children.

 

[there4eyeM]

Mass education has always served society; i.e.,teaching the young what to think. For the maximal development of an individual, it is essential the person learn how to think.

 

[SweetSue92]

Mass education has always served society; i.e.,teaching the young what to think. For the maximal development of an individual, it is essential the person learn how to think.

Yes but generally my fellow conservatives are allergic to this. They call it "liberal" and long to go "back to basics". They want kids sitting in rows and copying down facts and regurgitating them, usually silently. Then they complain that their kids hate school.

Trust me on this....

 

[initforme]

Yep....history classes don't mean much. Employers could care less about ones historical or civics knowledge. Those skills do not apply to today's world. It's a stem work world.

 

[Unkotare]

Mass education has always served society; i.e.,teaching the young what to think. For the maximal development of an individual, it is essential the person learn how to think.

Yes but generally my fellow conservatives are allergic to this. They call it "liberal" and long to go "back to basics". They want kids sitting in rows and copying down facts and regurgitating them, usually silently. Then they complain that their kids hate school.

Trust me on this....

Bullshit.

 

[Unkotare]

Yep....history classes don't mean much. Employers could care less about ones historical or civics knowledge. Those skills do not apply to today's world. It's a stem work world.

They are crucial in today’s world.

 

[SweetSue92]

Mass education has always served society; i.e.,teaching the young what to think. For the maximal development of an individual, it is essential the person learn how to think.

Yes but generally my fellow conservatives are allergic to this. They call it "liberal" and long to go "back to basics". They want kids sitting in rows and copying down facts and regurgitating them, usually silently. Then they complain that their kids hate school.

Trust me on this....

Bullshit.

Not at all. Pin them down on it and see what you come up with. Ask them what they really want in generalities and then pin them down about what they want for their own kids. It's a hot mess.

 

[Unkotare]

Mass education has always served society; i.e.,teaching the young what to think. For the maximal development of an individual, it is essential the person learn how to think.

Yes but generally my fellow conservatives are allergic to this. They call it "liberal" and long to go "back to basics". They want kids sitting in rows and copying down facts and regurgitating them, usually silently. Then they complain that their kids hate school.

Trust me on this....

Bullshit.

Not at all. Pin them down on it and see what you come up with. Ask them what they really want in generalities and then pin them down about what they want for their own kids. It's a hot mess.

That’s your subjective view, nothing more.

 

[SweetSue92]

Mass education has always served society; i.e.,teaching the young what to think. For the maximal development of an individual, it is essential the person learn how to think.

Yes but generally my fellow conservatives are allergic to this. They call it "liberal" and long to go "back to basics". They want kids sitting in rows and copying down facts and regurgitating them, usually silently. Then they complain that their kids hate school.

Trust me on this....

Bullshit.

Not at all. Pin them down on it and see what you come up with. Ask them what they really want in generalities and then pin them down about what they want for their own kids. It's a hot mess.

That’s your subjective view, nothing more.

Well sweetheart, that's what this is. An opinion forum. And those are the opinions of conservatives I have run into, yes.

 

[Unkotare]

Mass education has always served society; i.e.,teaching the young what to think. For the maximal development of an individual, it is essential the person learn how to think.

Yes but generally my fellow conservatives are allergic to this. They call it "liberal" and long to go "back to basics". They want kids sitting in rows and copying down facts and regurgitating them, usually silently. Then they complain that their kids hate school.

Trust me on this....

Bullshit.

Not at all. Pin them down on it and see what you come up with. Ask them what they really want in generalities and then pin them down about what they want for their own kids. It's a hot mess.

That’s your subjective view, nothing more.

Well sweetheart, that's what this is. An opinion forum. And those are the opinions of conservatives I have run into, yes.

Don’t mistake your bubble for the wider world.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

After reading the article I agree schools have not changed much in the last 200 years and they should.

With today Technology it should be incorporated more than it is when it come to our school systems and the old system need to be scrapped.

The U.S. does not even rank in the top ten while Canada and the U.K. made the list.

Finland, Switzerland and New Zealand lead the way at teaching skills for the future

Finland, Switzerland and New Zealand lead the way at teaching skills for the future

Your article implies that technology can help teach children "emotional intelligence, creative thinking, and collaboration" that traditional teaching can't.

Your article links to a ranking of the most needed skills for the 21st century. The first three are:

1. Complex problem solving
2. Critical thinking
3. Creativity

10 skills you'll need to survive the rise of automation

I agree that technology can help but we need to set the right priorities for our children's education and the complex problem solving, critical thinking and creativity is the more needed focus for kids.

Take a look at "Flipped Classrooms".

.

Do you know how few students actually have reliable internet access at home with sufficient bandwidth to accomplish this?

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Yep....history classes don't mean much. Employers could care less about ones historical or civics knowledge. Those skills do not apply to today's world. It's a stem work world.

Of course it is not important, except it is not important when their employer breaks the law. They will also be immune to the knowledge that socialism is a failed system and how communists killed millions in their conquests.

 

[DGS49]

Anecdote, quite true. Whilst attending a small BD party on Friday, my friend told his grand-daughter - a Senior at U of Kentucky, and an Honor student - that we were going on a cruise from Buda-Pest to Amsterdam.

"Is that in the Islands?" (Meaning, I suppose, the Caribbean).

"No."

"New Guinea?"

"Forget it."

Public education, K-12. Near the top of her class.

Geography, anyone?

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Anecdote, quite true. Whilst attending a small BD party on Friday, my friend told his grand-daughter - a Senior at U of Kentucky, and an Honor student - that we were going on a cruise from Buda-Pest to Amsterdam.

"Is that in the Islands?" (Meaning, I suppose, the Caribbean).

"No."

"New Guinea?"

"Forget it."

Public education, K-12. Near the top of her class.

Geography, anyone?

Since geography is not one of the items required to be tested by your conservative forces in education for accountability, that portion of her education was obviously lacking. Either that or she forgot her European Geography. She obviously never took AP Geography in high school. Oh, and don't try to deny conservatives are not behind high stakes testing for school accountability!

Also, the name of the city is Budapest, so your own education seems to be lacking. When you point the finger at someone, you need to remember that three are pointing back at you!

 

[DGS49]

I prefer Buda Pest since the twin cities are divided by a river. Fortunately, Budapest and Buda Pest sound identical.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

I prefer Buda Pest since the twin cities are divided by a river. Fortunately, Budapest and Buda Pest sound identical.

You are an idiot of the highest order if you think two words are pronounced the same as a two syllable word! How did you survive to adulthood?

 

[Decus]

After reading the article I agree schools have not changed much in the last 200 years and they should.

With today Technology it should be incorporated more than it is when it come to our school systems and the old system need to be scrapped.

The U.S. does not even rank in the top ten while Canada and the U.K. made the list.

Finland, Switzerland and New Zealand lead the way at teaching skills for the future

Finland, Switzerland and New Zealand lead the way at teaching skills for the future

Your article implies that technology can help teach children "emotional intelligence, creative thinking, and collaboration" that traditional teaching can't.

Your article links to a ranking of the most needed skills for the 21st century. The first three are:

1. Complex problem solving
2. Critical thinking
3. Creativity

10 skills you'll need to survive the rise of automation

I agree that technology can help but we need to set the right priorities for our children's education and the complex problem solving, critical thinking and creativity is the more needed focus for kids.

Take a look at "Flipped Classrooms".

.

Do you know how few students actually have reliable internet access at home with sufficient bandwidth to accomplish this?

Flipped classrooms don't require internet at home, however a computer can make the entire process easier. Agreement with publishers allows for the creation of CDs with reference materials on the subject area that students should read through in preparation for class.

The Flipped classroom methodology is that students come to class having read materials and apply their knowledge while in class. The focus in on applied learning.

.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

After reading the article I agree schools have not changed much in the last 200 years and they should.

With today Technology it should be incorporated more than it is when it come to our school systems and the old system need to be scrapped.

The U.S. does not even rank in the top ten while Canada and the U.K. made the list.

Finland, Switzerland and New Zealand lead the way at teaching skills for the future

Finland, Switzerland and New Zealand lead the way at teaching skills for the future

Your article implies that technology can help teach children "emotional intelligence, creative thinking, and collaboration" that traditional teaching can't.

Your article links to a ranking of the most needed skills for the 21st century. The first three are:

1. Complex problem solving
2. Critical thinking
3. Creativity

10 skills you'll need to survive the rise of automation

I agree that technology can help but we need to set the right priorities for our children's education and the complex problem solving, critical thinking and creativity is the more needed focus for kids.

Take a look at "Flipped Classrooms".

.

Do you know how few students actually have reliable internet access at home with sufficient bandwidth to accomplish this?

Flipped classrooms don't require internet at home, however a computer can make the entire process easier. Agreement with publishers allows for the creation of CDs with reference materials on the subject area that students should read through in preparation for class.

The Flipped classroom methodology is that students come to class having read materials and apply their knowledge while in class. The focus in on applied learning.

.

CDs????? Most computers don't even have DVD or CD drives. Your definition of a flipped classroom is not correct and very outdated. Instruction is accomplished with online videos because kids do not read.