Opinion
Evolution of Learning Environments – How Educationists would build Indian School of Future Part 8
Read on for amazing insights into the vision of building the school of the future…
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We were keen to feature views of School Leaders and Educators on 'The Evolution of Learning Environments: Building the Indian School of the Future'. The excitement was palpable. Educationists across the country were preparing to gather at the ScooNews EdBrainstorm with Professor Sugata Mitra on April 2 in Mumbai. In preparation for this exercise to discuss the building the Indian School of the Future, ScooNews invited key delegates at the EdBrainstorm to share their vision on the Evolution of Learning Environments. The result was a smorgasbord of ideas and beliefs, a melange of thoughts and concepts, lively agreements and livelier arguments!
The complete story featured in our April 2018 issue, we are reproducing this online as a series of articles to make it comfortable and easier for our online readers, read the 8th episode for some more amazing insights into the vision of building the school of the future…
Service provider should be a by-product, not the aim of erudition
The way education all over the globe is being revolutionized, our schools need to match up to the demand of the future. Our education system is antiquated in that we are still trying to produce a workforce for the factories. Education should aim at building a character. A service provider should be a by-product, not the aim of erudition. The Indian School should cater to the individual, keeping in mind their unique interest, capacity, and pace of learning. School and parent working in unison will foster faster learning in the child.
Keeping abreast with the technology is therefore critical. Familiarizing the children with the modern tools of learning with a hands-on experience is essential. Safe use of the internet is a challenge along with the constraints of service providers, finances, and power cuts. Cross-cultural linkage with global population will lead to a better perspective.
Today we need schools which will foster the thirst to learn without putting undue pressure on the student. The schools should be as much a home to sportsman as it is for a scientist. Educating girls is slowly picking up and the gender disparity among most of the professions is closing. Education needs to match up to it. Evaluation cannot be a criterion for success. The school should instigate thought process so that the child learns on their own. The primary job of a school should be to provide an environment conducive to explore and experiment. Learning will then happen on its own.
The years in formal education should be minimized and choices leading up to specializing should be made available earlier. The disparity between the various boards of education should be reduced. Outcome-based learning should be made compulsory and learning with earning should be encouraged after a certain age.
The interference of political parties in the education system will lead to its downfall. The priority should be to make education independent of the Indian polity.
Education is the only way that will make this world a better place for all to live in. Pathway to success is paved with one single word – Education.
About the author:
Dr. Neeta Adhau is Director, Institute Of Sport at Innovative Minds School of Excellence.
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