Some people, me included, actually learn best from lectures. While watching a video is similar, you can't ask a video question, or to explain something more clearly; a teacher who actually knows the subject is superior to a video, in that regard at least. A video does have access to visuals, but then, so does a teacher.

Another problem with videos is that many students see videos as an opportunity to just tune out, so a video-heavy class wouldn't work out for many students.

I do agree that basic concepts do need a lot of focus. Some schools do this, some don't. Depends on where you are.

The biggest change I'd like to see in the education system is an acknowledgement of different learning styles and different systems that fit them. For example, if I'd had access to a system where tests were the vast majority of the grade while busywork was a very small, or even optional, part of the curriculum, I could've easily had straight A's throughout high school. I learn quickly and am good at taking tests. Homework is often boring to the point of being impossible to do because I don't want to spend several days doing things I learned how to do the first time we went over it :/

Hmm well my ideas are a bit different... I think the biggest problem is that people no longer even want to learn.

So I think school should be replaced with libraries where people can go teach themselves if they want and then take a test on the subject to verify their knowledge, and the people that would ordinarily be teachers can be there as tutors. And people can pay the tutors if they want help learning, and the tutorss could teach for free if they want

And the same should be done with college.

And thats my plan for education

This is how my old high school taught, and let me just say this:

I hated it.

Where I am at now is more interesting. The classrooms are interactive. Instead of reading about cell structure in biology, we actually look at plant cells. Instead of discussing the history of architecture, we look at the design philosophy of Frank lloyd Wright and create 3D models in his style of architecture.

All students have laptops and access to electronic learning. Teachers dont teach new concepts, the computers do. Teachers take the concepts the students learn on the computers and come up with a lesson plan based on what they learned. This way, virtually no time is spent lecturing, and class time is used to practice the concepts learned

Students participate in collaborative projects, like the real world. Work in groups is encouraged. This is enabled with the technological access students have. Students can create and share documents, get fast communication, and organize events electronically.

Thats what my school does, and it is pretty unique. I wouldnt say its the best, but it is pretty good and I like it alot.

Some people, me included, actually learn best from lectures. While watching a video is similar, you can't ask a video question, or to explain something more clearly; a teacher who actually knows the subject is superior to a video, in that regard at least. A video does have access to visuals, but then, so does a teacher.

Another problem with videos is that many students see videos as an opportunity to just tune out, so a video-heavy class wouldn't work out for many students.

 

I do agree that basic concepts do need a lot of focus. Some schools do this, some don't. Depends on where you are.

 

The biggest change I'd like to see in the education system is an acknowledgement of different learning styles and different systems that fit them. For example, if I'd had access to a system where tests were the vast majority of the grade while busywork was a very small, or even optional, part of the curriculum, I could've easily had straight A's throughout high school. I learn quickly and am good at taking tests. Homework is often boring to the point of being impossible to do because I don't want to spend several days doing things I learned how to do the first time we went over it :/

Well, I would never opt out of having the teacher, in fact the teacher should be present in the classroom when the students individually watch the video and try the exercises, Specifically so that if a student has a questions, they can ask. All my suggestion entails if replacing the need to have a teacher say something versus trying to make a video which explains all this information for you. the main goal is to make sure if a student wants to watch again, they can, they can easily rewind, pause and the like. Teachers would serve more in an expertise function where they can help adjust where needed.

The emphasis would rely more on doing work during class really, at home would be a bonus, but cutting up the material into tiny pieces and trying to learn those tiny pieces really well should aim to reduce the need for homework through working more efficiently when students can go at their own speed and move forward when they know the previous material. So people don't fall behind through the current Swiss Cheese method.

Hmm well my ideas are a bit different... I think the biggest problem is that people no longer even want to learn.

 

So I think school should be replaced with libraries where people can go teach themselves if they want and then take a test on the subject to verify their knowledge, and the people that would ordinarily be teachers can be there as tutors. And people can pay the tutors if they want help learning, and the tutorss could teach for free if they want

 

And the same should be done with college.

 

And thats my plan for education

Current system is archaic and no longer applies to larger groups.

The problem is, is that the system was literally a copy paste of how universities worked at the time, and constantly mended for the increasing demands and changing subjects. Even using new methods of learning to offset the old 100% professing drag.

What has been happening is, the world around is changing evolving, growing, yet education has stayed relatively the same throughout the time, we are still educating people the same way we did a hundred years ago. And it wasn't a perfect system to begin with. Only now are more students then ever realizing how badly put together it is, they are losing sense of self, sense of creativity, and feel suppressed and intimidated by the large class groups and the need to achieve good grades.

Everyone should be educated, and I even daresay, everyone can be educated, but we may need to change the system, and I do believe that previously thought hard subjects can be easier simply by using a different method.

I don't believe people don't want to be educated, people are just tired of the system and don't feel satisfied with getting nowhere through it.

This is how my old high school taught, and let me just say this:

I hated it.

 

Where I am at now is more interesting. The classrooms are interactive. Instead of reading about cell structure in biology, we actually look at plant cells. Instead of discussing the history of architecture, we look at the design philosophy of Frank lloyd Wright and create 3D models in his style of architecture.

All students have laptops and access to electronic learning. Teachers dont teach new concepts, the computers do. Teachers take the concepts the students learn on the computers and come up with a lesson plan based on what they learned. This way, virtually no time is spent lecturing, and class time is used to practice the concepts learned

Students participate in collaborative projects, like the real world. Work in groups is encouraged. This is enabled with the technological access students have. Students can create and share documents, get fast communication, and organize events electronically.

 

Thats what my school does, and it is pretty unique. I wouldnt say its the best, but it is pretty good and I like it alot.

This is definitely not a bad plan, as far as I can tell, it's a lot better then most schools, it does require a lot more money to pull off. My suggestions are more something which you can implement on a multi-school level and therefor share costs more efficiently.

I'm not really in love with the idea of video lectures, and in any case, most schools that want to make education more efficient have already taken things a step further by taking their courses fully online...an idea I like even less. I benefited a lot more from a teacher/student environment than I did from any computer course, and I'm glad I had the opportunity to finish my education before they became commonplace.

I had a much longer and more comprehensive reply to this, but it got so long I just said "screw it, I'll make it a thread." ^^

I'm not really in love with the idea of video lectures, and in any case, most schools that want to make education more efficient have already taken things a step further by taking their courses fully online...an idea I like even less. I benefited a lot more from a teacher/student environment than I did from any computer course, and I'm glad I had the opportunity to finish my education before they became commonplace.

 

I had a much longer and more comprehensive reply to this, but it got so long I just said "screw it, I'll make it a thread." ^^

Ooh link me, could be an interesting read on why you think this way.

I'm not really in love with the idea of video lectures, and in any case, most schools that want to make education more efficient have already taken things a step further by taking their courses fully online...an idea I like even less. I benefited a lot more from a teacher/student environment than I did from any computer course, and I'm glad I had the opportunity to finish my education before they became commonplace.

 

I had a much longer and more comprehensive reply to this, but it got so long I just said "screw it, I'll make it a thread." ^^

Let me add to this, i would say with the growing number of students, giving the teachers the job of giving lectures to 25+ students per hour is also not conducive for a a student/teacher relationship, case to point, neither during the whole of high school or the whole of college so far I managed to get a good student/teacher relationship going because of big classes and the fact that there was hardly any time. By having the teacher be involved personally in every single student by not wasting time standing in front just talking.