Monday, May 18, 2009

Futuristic Education

The culture of innovation in learning and teaching has long been a standing and active predicament for educators world over. Education has constantly triggered the need for innovative learning methods that can stand the test of time.

Education has transformed young minds in the past. But the changing times and the pace of the real world have only exposed rigidity in the education system. Wouldn’t we be better off if new ideas and methods to learning and teaching were introduced to keep up with this change?

In the past we have dwelled on monotonous theoretical exchange of knowledge; however the need for a more interactive medium has never been more necessary. Interactive learning incorporated within the system with the use of movies, presentations and hands-on activities have the ability to ignite the children’s creativity.

Many children have realized their passion for learning when their teachers used presentations with audible and visual feedback in the classroom. The range of learning tools by Axiom Education have proved effective in stimulating young minds and should definitely be used more extensively.

Another innovative method of teaching could be role-plays of famous personalities in the form of skits. Including the parents and teachers along with the children is another means of make learning a more enjoyable experience.

Extra curricular activities have always been treated as secondary to academics. But with the new approach that educators are taking children can learn and play together. Parents may even grow to learn the importance of sports for it has a way of teaching discipline and moral codes that is second to none.

Understandably, innovative methods may seem abundant but incorporation of the same within the system without examining its feasibility and rationale is erroneous. New teaching tools come at a price and budget allocation for these need to be looked into. Investing in effective educational tools brings far-reaching results in the long run.

1 comment:

  1. Talking about skits reminds me of my History periods in school. We had to study about different Indian personalities in every chapter.We used to take turns in enacting as those personalities and that made the otherwise mundane subject so exciting. Someone would play Shivaji and another student would be Afzal Khan, there would be exchange of dialogues and there would be action too which enlivened the class atmosphere. In the guise of drama, the entire chapter was learnt in a very interesting way. Such innovative methods motivate profoundly and bring far better end-results in learning. Kudos to Axiom Education.

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