From experience and research, I have to say the best way to educate people is through situated learning, which is learning that takes place in the same context in which it is applied. This means that the knowledge is produced through application of the actual activity. For instance, if you wanted to learn how plants grow, you would do so by actually planting them and taking care of them. A perfect setting for this may be at a nursery or in a greenhouse that could be on campus; students would be having fun while learning and would often become emotionally involved with the success of the life of their plant. Anthropologist and educator, Jean Laves’ theory on situated learning states that, “Knowledge presented in the context of work settings and applications is most relevant and effective.”(Learning Theories, 173) When knowledge can be applied, it is more easily understood and remembered longer because it will be tied to a memory as opposed to being written in notes from a lecture that you most likely don’t remember. In using this approach, students will be provided with useful information that will easily carry over into their work and personal life. My personal experience with situational learning ties back to cosmetology school. If I wasn’t constantly learning in the salon environment it would have been extremely difficult for me to apply what I was being taught to real life. A lot of times, I was able to be walked through difficult procedures as I was doing them. Other
Education at its best is a process of teaching people to explore ideas about themselves and the world in which they live, to ask questions about the experience called “living” and to embrace ambiguity, to notice the unusual without fear and to look upon the ordinary with new eyes.
Education has existed throughout history in one form or another. The process of passing down accumulated information from one generation to the next has been present in every human society, past and present. From the young listening to the stories of the elders around the hearths of the ancient world, to pupils being instructed in the alphabet in a one room schoolhouse on the American frontier, to the present day online teaching sessions; the tradition of teaching and learning has been a constant in the ever changing world. Education has been and continues to be used for many purposes, chief among them being the creation of an educated citizenry, the empowerment of that citizenry, and improvement of the
There is one thing that is universally sought after in this world, regardless of race, ethnicity, age, location, and upbringing. There is one thing that every single human being hungrily craves. There is one thing that can make the potential difference between a life of abject poverty or comfortable prosperity: knowledge. The human mind’s thirst for knowledge can never be fully quenched, and it is always left wanting more; although, this isn’t necessarily a detrimental thing. Many different and unique styles of education have emerged as an attempt to satisfy the universal desire of knowledge, but it is often debated which style of education is the most effective. There is a very wide range of teaching styles on the spectrum of education,
Experiential learning however is closely related to vocational education in that it relies on learner’s ability to apply knowledge to situations that they have a personal interest in. In doing this, it creates opportunity for valuable learner involvement and significant learning (Beard and Wilson, 2006)
Some people might like education, others might dread it and really don’t see a reason to continue learning about it. Today, for teachers and professors it’s easy to them to tell how the education they teach is effective for an individual student. As we know, education is being taught at school, home, and a little of both. For America today, most children attend preschool, kindergarten, elementary, middle school, high school, and college. Depending on the pupil's career choice, it can take up to 20 or more years completing their schooling system, Usually, during the middle and or high school years in America, professors teach you valid things pupils will be using in life.
Education is the gradual process of meaning making and acquiring “knowledge.” One views the world through his or her own set of lenses or filters, from his or her own perspective, and the mind of the learner attempts to connect new information to existing schema to make new connections. These constructions and connections in the brain become "knowledge." Therefore, knowledge when people begin to understand facts or information through experience and/or learning. We begin to realize, through knowledge, details that we learn in isolation are actually interconnected. Education can be intentional or unintentional and can occur everywhere and at any time. Education is greatly influenced by affective factors and social context. It has both internal and external value, both to a person and to all of society.
Education is the knowledge, skill, and understanding that you get from attending a school, college, or university. There are many different methods when it comes to educating, this all starts in the schools, depending on how that particular school system decides to educate the students attending. Education has changed a lot throughout the years, however, a student also has to be willing to learn on their own. The best practices when it comes to education is a teacher that is ready to teach alongside a student that is ready to retain that knowledge use it not only inside the classroom but in the world around them as well.
There is not a single “correct” way to teach, but the best way to teach is to discover what teaching philosophy, theories, and pedagogies work for your teaching style. “The best way to teach” is unique to each individual teacher. Even so, there are some aspects of teaching that are important to being an effective teacher. Some of the facets I will be discussing include understanding the Concordia University Educator as Professional Decision Maker, Reflective Practitioner, and Adaptive Expert conceptual framework, learning theories to consider, and effective classroom practices.
Therefore, there are many different viewpoints and opinions that different ages and genres of people might have on this topic. Though there are many different perspectives the standard definition is developing the power of reasoning and judgment, and generally preparing oneself intellectually for a mature life. In Daniel Pink’s article, “Mastery”, and in Sir Ken Robinson’s ted talk, “How to escape educations Death Valley”, these two men talk about their views on what education really is or might be and how to best educate other people.
The approach described in the book is excellent one, to establish and emphasize in education. It focuses on four strategies. 1) The ability to ‘learn how to learn’ be inspired and love doing it. 2) Be passionate and curious. Having strong combination of curiosity quotient and passionate quotient would foster motivation, innovation and creativity, and thus self education in turn developing the individual’s intelligence quotient. 3) Development of strong interpersonal/interactive skills. This shall allow for strong interactions with other people within the collaborative world. 4) Development of the right-hemisphere of the brain, which addresses relationship skills, and creativity, and ‘seeing the big picture’. An area that I would also emphasize in education that is not really focused on is financial education. Being able to understand and interpret how the economic and financial aspects of the global marketplace work would be a very strong asset to students. This includes understanding financial reporting, investment strategies, and application of financial well being (i.e. minimization of debt, asset acquisition and allocation, etc.). In terms of de-emphasizing teaching activities I would address some minimization of low-skill type elective courses which may potentially detrimental for student growth and development.
Education shapes the life and destination of humanity. Understanding messages is vital to one’s existence and communication; hence, in educating and in communicating knowledge, Nelle focused on creating accurate images and symbols into her words in getting her message across the minds of the people and her students, in clear dimension, letting them be able to view knowledge and ideas into meaningful forms of existence that work together for greater understanding to make knowledge easier to be applied to task to create beneficial outcomes. That is what education means to Nelle Morton and what she had been advocated educators integrate into their educational methodology.
Education is not limited to instruction from society but through interaction and experiences as well. We are called to educate ourselves as well as others through the transmission of values and through communication. Hence, it is through loving and caring for our neighbors where we fulfill ourselves as educators to society.
Education can be defined as a learning process in which a student and a teacher are involved. The work of the teacher is to pass on the message to the student while the student understands and applies what has been taught. It is also considered as a process of developing skills, knowledge and character of an individual. Education, whether formal or informal, has a function both to the individual and the society, these functions are either manifest or latent. There is a distinction between the manifest and latent functions in that the manifest functions are those that are intended whereas the latter are the unintended functions (Douglas, 2003).
In my classroom I teach about real life, real experiences and real injustices. I use these real discussions to help students make connections between prior and new knowledge. I teach students to think deeply, to ask questions and to defend their opinions even when they are talking to me, I teach them to own knowledge, to be confident and identify evidence to defend their positions. As an educator the most valuable thing I can give my students is to show them that even I at my best am a student always willing to learn and grow. The philosophies
A quote that inspires me and describes my likely method of teaching is “Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten”-BF Skinner. When you teach the students