School bells and changing from room to room was originally invented to simulate the industrial work place. If they can make these changes for preparing students for their future work, then they can surely change the system again to prepare students for their future. Technology has changed quite a bit over the last few years, and the old way is not necessarily the correct way anymore. We as teachers and society need to rebuild the system so that it helps the students not only to better their education, but also as a more realistic way of learning and dealing with our always changing technological world.
Homework is always necessary because it gets the kids to think outside of school when they are not forced to learn by the confines of the school. However, there are many innovative ways to get the kids to want to learn the material better, and make it more interesting for them. For Example, the 3D Game Lab is perfect for this. It takes something boring like making a blog or a profile, and guides you through it while still being somewhat enjoyable. At least, more enjoyable than when being forced to sit down and create one for homework due the next day. Due dates are not necessary as long as the student is old enough to make the choice of when they want to do it, as long as they do it. However, one flaw in this is for the procrastinators like myself, who will wait to the last second to do all this work. The choice can be overwhelming, but in the end, life is all about personal choice. So what better way is there to prepare a student for their adult life? '
School structures should be changed, and with the technological age expanding everyday, computers, and different types of technology should be implemented in all classes. The tools available over the internet are certainly more accurate and useful than most tools we use in the classroom today. Everything we need is at the tip of our fingers, it'd be stupid not to utilize what we need in a fast, efficient way.
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