21st Century Learning
21st Century Learner
Things are constantly changing around us, the world is becoming more cohesive, the environment is becoming less balanced, and technology is continuously providing us with new, modernised information. Students are the experts in their own learning, they know themselves how they learn best and what they are most interested in. Schools would benefit working alongside with the students, instead of against them. John Dewey states “If we taught today’s students as we taught yesterdays, we will rob them of tomorrow”(1897). Dewey understood then, as we do now, that we must educate students with the relevant best practices and combined these practices in order to prepare them in the future. Dewey builds a convincing case for the importance of education not only as a place to gain knowledge, but also as a place to learn how to live. In Dewey’s eyes, the purpose of education should not revolve around the gaining of a pre-planned set of skills, but preferably the realization of the students full potential and the ability to use those skills for the greater good. Dewey also states "to prepare him for the future life means to give him command of himself; it means so to train him that he will have the full and ready use of all his capacities" (My pedagogic creed, Dewey, 1897).
The 21st Century began on January 1, 2001. In 21st century education, curriculum differentiation has been an important feature in 21st century theories compared to 20th century theories. It is intended not only to develop gifted students, but also to identify students ' talents and interests and provide them with an access to learning that will allow students to progress and grow. In the 21st Century classrooms the student wants control, a study conducted by FutureLab NESTA (2005) states “education should be reversed to conform to the learner, rather than the learner to the system” NESTA (2005). In addition, NESTA found that social media should be used to enable learners to study and
Things are constantly changing around us, the world is becoming more cohesive, the environment is becoming less balanced, and technology is continuously providing us with new, modernised information. Students are the experts in their own learning, they know themselves how they learn best and what they are most interested in. Schools would benefit working alongside with the students, instead of against them. John Dewey states “If we taught today’s students as we taught yesterdays, we will rob them of tomorrow”(1897). Dewey understood then, as we do now, that we must educate students with the relevant best practices and combined these practices in order to prepare them in the future. Dewey builds a convincing case for the importance of education not only as a place to gain knowledge, but also as a place to learn how to live. In Dewey’s eyes, the purpose of education should not revolve around the gaining of a pre-planned set of skills, but preferably the realization of the students full potential and the ability to use those skills for the greater good. Dewey also states "to prepare him for the future life means to give him command of himself; it means so to train him that he will have the full and ready use of all his capacities" (My pedagogic creed, Dewey, 1897).
The 21st Century began on January 1, 2001. In 21st century education, curriculum differentiation has been an important feature in 21st century theories compared to 20th century theories. It is intended not only to develop gifted students, but also to identify students ' talents and interests and provide them with an access to learning that will allow students to progress and grow. In the 21st Century classrooms the student wants control, a study conducted by FutureLab NESTA (2005) states “education should be reversed to conform to the learner, rather than the learner to the system” NESTA (2005). In addition, NESTA found that social media should be used to enable learners to study and
Bibliography: Toffler, A. (2012) Future Shock. Lesson Plans. Kindle edition. accessed 3/07/14 Dewey, J