Does it have to be a battle for the mother to get her son to study? Do board exams have to scare students? Do text books have to be boring? And do stereotyped final exams have to be the only way to test children?
Today, we are dealing with a world of change. And no, we need not accept the same old teaching practices only because that’s how they have been. From parents to teachers to students, everyone is ready to explore innovative and efficient ways of learning. The concept of interactive learning has arrived and is here to stay.
Schools are changing their conventional ways and adopting edutainment. Contests and quizzes are replacing the exams that once intimidated students. Children are taught self-analysis and self-assessment instead of rigidly evaluating them. Gone are the days when board and competitive exams were considered the only means of testing a student’s knowledge.
We have all identified the need to educate the young ones if we are to envisage a better future. If education is to fulfil its purpose, it needs to be in keeping with their preference, interests and the changing times. If textbooks bore them, how are they going to learn from them?
Mexus Education has been one of the first to identify and welcome this change in traditional learning methods. It’s new NCERT curriculum-based Iken Books are signs of tectonic shifts in the field of education.
Studies have proved that children learn faster from story books and comic books, besides enjoying them more. This is precisely why educators are moving to the use of comic text books, creatively designed curriculums and innovative education.
We stand at a point where change in education is inevitable as much as it is desired. Comic books that teach, movies that educate and free online games that test are becoming a part of the classroom. And there’s no denying that they are doing a job better than the dull text books of yore.
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The part about self-assessment got me thinking about my school days where our teacher would give us the task of evaluating a friend's dictation test notes. That was a very good strategy, as we would take an outsider perspective and find out where we are lacking. I'd welcome the change if Schools these days are insisting on self-analysis instead of grades as per the teacher's whims and fancies. It would also lessen the burden on teachers for sure.
ReplyDeleteInteractive learning would generate a lot of interest and active participation from the students. As ever body is involved, it will get rid of the dullness and boredom associated with passive learning. Its nice to see innovations happening at the school level. Much needed I would say.
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