Styles of Education.
Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2002 10:45 pm
In my bried life, I've had the privilege of being in 3 distinctive types of learning.
I was in the regular programs for until I was 12.
To be honest, it was easy. I just cruised through with 90 +s and the teachers had to find things for me to do. Extra projects etc.
Then, I was transferred to the Academicly talented class. Bunch of social misfits we were then! I went, and it was interesting. It was entirely different, more freedom, harder marking, more indepth and complex programs.
I was in that program until just recently, when I was accepted into an Outdoor school program.
That is the most unusual learning of my life. Very rarely do we sit down in a class room, and read. We go through Bio books on our own time mostly, hand in notes once in a while, but do A LOT of group work and assignments. There is so much free time and responsibility placed on each person its amazing having come from the regimented life of high school.
So what style presents the best method for people to learn by?
Regimented, large classes, relatively simple assignments.
Regimented, Large classes, More complex assignments and more communication with the teacher
or Barely regimented, slightly smaller class, with middle complexity projects involving groups and partners?
I was in the regular programs for until I was 12.
To be honest, it was easy. I just cruised through with 90 +s and the teachers had to find things for me to do. Extra projects etc.
Then, I was transferred to the Academicly talented class. Bunch of social misfits we were then! I went, and it was interesting. It was entirely different, more freedom, harder marking, more indepth and complex programs.
I was in that program until just recently, when I was accepted into an Outdoor school program.
That is the most unusual learning of my life. Very rarely do we sit down in a class room, and read. We go through Bio books on our own time mostly, hand in notes once in a while, but do A LOT of group work and assignments. There is so much free time and responsibility placed on each person its amazing having come from the regimented life of high school.
So what style presents the best method for people to learn by?
Regimented, large classes, relatively simple assignments.
Regimented, Large classes, More complex assignments and more communication with the teacher
or Barely regimented, slightly smaller class, with middle complexity projects involving groups and partners?
) or if you're lucky, would rather engage in discussions after he has presented the lessons through assigned readings or whatever.