Society is finally waking up to the fact that more learning can take place outside school than in it! Kids know this, that is one of the reasons why school trips are so popular.
Outside of school students learn how to manage themselves, how to behave with new people or in unfamiliar environments, how to be respectful, gratitude at new opportunities and experiences, that it is ok to ask questions of experts... the list goes on.
What they are not doing is sitting at desks, filling in worksheets or watching the clock, waiting for the lesson to be over.
The idea of 'Design Learning' is still unsettling for me. But what I am sure about is that the classrooms need to be more seamless into society so my students are motivated and open to learning much more than I could expose them to in school. After all, "it takes a village to raise a child".
Education is changing more rapidly in the 21 century than ever before. Every aspect is up for debate; the curriculum, pedagogy, learning spaces, new skills and technologies.
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