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When schooling is over the citizen who wishes to reach beyond naive common sense reality must develop the ability to generate questions. Questions result from a critical self-conscious intellect and depend upon the priorities of that intellect. Formal education has always furnished the learner with a question for consideration. The question asked determines the knowledge achieved and the understanding created.
The self-actuated learner must develop the ability to create questions. We have never before given any thought to questions; but now, if we wish to take a journey of discover, we must learn the most important aspect of any educational process. We must create questions that will guide our travels. We can no longer depend upon education by coercion to guide us; we have the opportunity to develop education driven by the ‘ecstasy of understanding’.
Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.
--Voltaire (1694-1778)
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From my own observation, kids don't develop an interest for learning until they realize what a true a gift knowledge is to have, and until they see first hand the benefits they receive from it. One of the main reasons I dropped out of high school was because of the way schools emphasize in teaching through coercion, as you put it, and their lack of compromise when it comes to a student realizing that the course they have taken is not what they thought it would be, thus demanding a change only to be denied for whatever reason. Also, I thought that learning was rather boring, with the exception of math, I quite enjoyed math actually, and the teaching method used today sort of lulls kids into a state of discontent.
A solution?
I propose that every school mandates two gym sessions throughout the school day, while one of them is a very rigorous calisthenics class in which kids strenuously exercise to burn calories, while the other being a regular gym course in which we see today. This, I believe, will maintain health at the same time keeping the children motivated as well as actually looking forward to their general courses which may heighten their attention and thus creating a more efficient learning system. A main reason why kids stay healthy is because they are active in sports, which helps to lower overall body fat significantly. Which leads me to another point, that children active in sports are much healthier as well as do not have nearly as much body fat as children who do not play sports, or are not as active as if they were. There are alot of kids who are not continuously active in anything related to exercise, which is a very big reason why the number of people over weight is as high as it is.
About the learning process, I believe a strong vocabulary is essential in ones ability to learn, as well as their ability to comprehend what they read. Emphasize a strong vocabulary before anything else. (my opinion)
Also, I think that parents should make an attempt to seek out what a child is actually interested in as innately possible. I think a child's motivation is an essential roll in how much they learn as opposed to only what.
A solution?
I propose that every school mandates two gym sessions throughout the school day, while one of them is a very rigorous calisthenics class in which kids strenuously exercise to burn calories, while the other being a regular gym course in which we see today. This, I believe, will maintain health at the same time keeping the children motivated as well as actually looking forward to their general courses which may heighten their attention and thus creating a more efficient learning system. A main reason why kids stay healthy is because they are active in sports, which helps to lower overall body fat significantly. Which leads me to another point, that children active in sports are much healthier as well as do not have nearly as much body fat as children who do not play sports, or are not as active as if they were. There are alot of kids who are not continuously active in anything related to exercise, which is a very big reason why the number of people over weight is as high as it is.
About the learning process, I believe a strong vocabulary is essential in ones ability to learn, as well as their ability to comprehend what they read. Emphasize a strong vocabulary before anything else. (my opinion)
Also, I think that parents should make an attempt to seek out what a child is actually interested in as innately possible. I think a child's motivation is an essential roll in how much they learn as opposed to only what.
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I agree that a strong vocabulary is important. That will be accomplished if the student reads. RIF, reading is fundamental.
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k-i agree with you. boys were not mean to sit in a desk all day and behave. if they were allowed to have to recesses and burn off all that energy, they would do better in school. :p
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K.Snyder;445715 wrote:
Also, I think that parents should make an attempt to seek out what a child is actually interested in as innately possible. I think a child's motivation is an essential roll in how much they learn as opposed to only what.
I concur!
My Father taught me french from age 5 - just the basics, and also more advanced maths, so that when I came to secondary school, I was already at the top of the top set. This set the tone, and I excelled throughout. I don't feel that I had more of an aptitude, just an advantage that created more interest!
I have always thought that we should employ psychometric profiling in schools - particularly with problem children, to find out how they like to learn, what environments they enjoy, how they prefer to be communicated with, so that they see learning as enjoyable.
I know that obviously the cost involved would be astronomical, but (holds breath) the private schools could consider this at least.....
Also, I think that parents should make an attempt to seek out what a child is actually interested in as innately possible. I think a child's motivation is an essential roll in how much they learn as opposed to only what.
I concur!
My Father taught me french from age 5 - just the basics, and also more advanced maths, so that when I came to secondary school, I was already at the top of the top set. This set the tone, and I excelled throughout. I don't feel that I had more of an aptitude, just an advantage that created more interest!
I have always thought that we should employ psychometric profiling in schools - particularly with problem children, to find out how they like to learn, what environments they enjoy, how they prefer to be communicated with, so that they see learning as enjoyable.
I know that obviously the cost involved would be astronomical, but (holds breath) the private schools could consider this at least.....