In order to have changed in the education system, society as a whole should change the outlook on education. Nowadays, it seems that they only way to be successful in life is to go to college, have good grades, and get a high degree. People are convinced that in order to get a decent job they have to have to at least go to college and those who didn’t. Some might not need college, as Ken Robinson said in his video. Another thing is how grades are interpret. The grades for tests and quizzes should be there to help the students know their learning process and not how smart they are.
The learning should be done in class and homework is just simple reviews and practices to help with further understanding of the lesson. The grading of homework help students learns to be more responsible. showing that they can handle the responsibility being given to them.
Increasing the number of class students are allowed to take total in a year would help lessen the stress of school, meeting graduations requirements, and time management. Instead of having only six periods being taken in the same order every day and having to wake up unreasonably early if they want to take more class, zero periods. The number of classes taken total in a year should be increased to eight with daily rotations, so students get to take more classes also meets their graduation requirements with less stress. Students don’t have to fill up all eight periods but have at least seven classes and one free period where students can use the time to catch up on school work, so they don’t have to stress about not having time outside of school because of extracurricular activities.
The learning should be done in class and homework is just simple reviews and practices to help with further understanding of the lesson. The grading of homework help students learns to be more responsible. showing that they can handle the responsibility being given to them.
Increasing the number of class students are allowed to take total in a year would help lessen the stress of school, meeting graduations requirements, and time management. Instead of having only six periods being taken in the same order every day and having to wake up unreasonably early if they want to take more class, zero periods. The number of classes taken total in a year should be increased to eight with daily rotations, so students get to take more classes also meets their graduation requirements with less stress. Students don’t have to fill up all eight periods but have at least seven classes and one free period where students can use the time to catch up on school work, so they don’t have to stress about not having time outside of school because of extracurricular activities.
At the end of the video about mindset by Carol Dwieck, she talks about not giving grades to students for tests. I see where she is coming from by trying not to discourage the kids with the grade. But I think grades should be given for tests, even bad grades, to show the learning process. Tests should be formatted in a way that makes the students used their understanding of the materials learned. If they didn’t do well then that means they are trouble or they have some misunderstanding. In order for the students to know where they went wrong tests should be given back to the students, where they can learn from their mistakes. Some teachers do this, but some don’t and I think all teachers should do this.
I envision for the kids who are in kindergarten today experience a high school where more creative activities are involved in the learning experience when appropriate. The use of technology should be used when appropriate, for a research assignment, writing assignment where a lot of revising is done to help save paper, but it’s optional for the students. Tests questions should also require an understanding of class materials. Instead of just answering the questions about what they were taught, they have to use what they learn to answer the question.
- Jamie Vongbunyong
I agree with the envisioning of kids going into high school, they would need all the creative activities they can get and the learning experience. Revising do make it helpful for other kids because more eyes are better than just a pair. Even other students see things the person doesn't, almost it is like looking through a mirror. To recap teachers giving back tests. I agree. It demonstrates where a student is placed and what improvements can they make and even if they do have a outstanding score, there is always room to grow stronger.
ReplyDelete-Atarah Beckford
I think increasing the number of classes a student could take during normal hours of the school day would be immensely beneficial.
ReplyDeleteAs someone whose taking a class during their zero period as of right now, I have to admit, my schedule has me exhausted on a constant basis. Most teens are prone to go to bed rather late (in my case, typically after 11:00 PM), and given this, having to wake up at 5:00 AM or so each morning isn't exactly ideal. I'd personally love to never have to take a zero period class again! (Though, unfortunately, I'll probably have to. Sigh.)
Aside for this, I think increasing the number of classes in the school day could actually make school more enjoyable. More classes means more space to take classes you're legitimately interested in—that you would genuinely like. There are honestly so many classes I'd love to take but will never get to, at least not during normal hours, or even at our school. Letting students take more classes beyond those required for graduation might even reduce stress for some. They could take another elective, another science—whatever truly sparks their interest.
As to prevent the school day from becoming longer, I think we could also incorporate a sort of block schedule into our school day as well; such would mean the amount of time spent in each class would vary by day.
One of the biggest things to consider here might be how teachers would feel about an increase in class periods, though. I don't know how teachers would react to having more classes, but I assume some—most, perhaps—would want an increase in pay. This might be another topic we'd have to look into.