I would certainly welcome technologies of the future. We've embraced the current technologies, so why not the future. However, we can have the greatest advances in technology and education can stay stagnant if we continue to use O' levels as a form of assessment.
I'm encouraged by the fact that Big Picture School exist in this world! Pardon my ignorance. From what i saw in the article, it's really a cool concept to adopt. I probably gotta research a little more to find out what exactly this school has to offer.
Teaching strategies probably wouldn't be my greatest fear in the future, but assessment is. I believe in order to change the way we learn, we got to change the form of assessment. I know it's easier said than done: Scrap the O' levels, then how?
Whatever's gonna happen in the future, i hope to be part of this history making and stand proud as an educator of the future.
You have highlighted a key leverage point in our system: assessment. If that does not change, little else will change.
ReplyDeleteOver the short to medium term, I doubt that Singapore will sacrifice this sacred cow, the exam system. But to survive and compete with the rest of the world, it will have to think of new ways of evaluating learners.
As teachers, you are part of this slow-moving system. But you cannot wait for the higher-ups to suggest change. You must initiate it on your own. After all, a system can only move as fast as the slowest component.