Modern education and parents role
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WELCOME Over the next 90 minutes, I will share with you a vision of what is possible in education
Note that in Pakistan it is not the poverty of resources but the poverty of vision in education
WITH SO MUCH GOING AGAINST US WE STILL MANAGE TO STAR…
AND PRODUCE STARS… SUCH AS THAT ABLE YOUNG MANWHO HAS PUT PAKISTAN IN THEGUINESS BOOK OF WORLD
RECORDS…
I AM GOING TO SHARE WITH YOU SOME NOTES ON THE
SOFFISTICATED ISSUE WHICH IS THE FOUNDING NOTE OF THIS PRESENTATION!
MODERN EDUCATION AND
PARENTS ROLE
NEW MILLENNIUM
THE 21ST CENTURY FOR WHICH WE ARE PREPARING OUR CHILDREN!
THREE PARTSTHIS PRESENTATION HAS THREE PARTS,
RESPONDING TO THREE QUESTIONS:
WHERE WERE WE?
WHERE ARE WE? AND
WHAT MUST WE DO TO REACH WHERE WE WISH TO GO?
WHERE WERE WE?IN THE CONTEXT OF SCHOOLS AND
SYSTEMS OF EDUCATION, WHAT HAS BEEN OUR PAST LIKE?
We need to know what the history was… how did the school system come about and if possible to see what it was like.
BECAUSE ONLY THEN WILL WEBE ABLE TO KNOW WHY DO WE HAVE THE
PARTICULAR FORMS OF LEARNING ARRANGEMENTS ….
THOSE WHO IGNORE THE PAST ARE CONDEMNED TO REPEAT IT
---George Santayana
The developed countriesFollowed one path to the modern global
economy but less developed countries had other priorities.
They had a need to achieve economic “lift off” for their people.
Thus they put more emphasis of basic literacy skills, and elementary schooling.
BUT THEY DID SO WITH GREATLIMITATIONS:RESOURCES WERE SCARCE;CALSS SIZES WERE (and still are) LARGE;
TEACHERS’ EXPERTISE AND SALARIES WERE POOR
TEACHING REMAINED INTHE PRE-PROFESSIONAL AGE,
WHERE TEACHERS STRUGGLED TO TEACH A LIMITED CURRICULUM WITH A RESTRICTED RANGE OF STRATEGIES.
LOOK BACK AND AROUNDSO LET US LOOK AT SOME PHOTOGRAPHS
WHICH WILL HELP US TO CONNECT THE PAST WITH THE PRESENT…
PAST AND PRESENTPLEASE OPEN THE HISTORY FROM
PHOTOGRAPHS FOLDER…
WERE YOU SURPRISED?THE MORE THINGS CHANGE… THE MORE
THEY REMAIN THE SAME!!!
SOMEHOW, WHILE THE GLOBALIZATION OF THE ECONOMY AND THE MARKETPLACE CHANGED RADICALLY,
TEACHING REMAINED STUCK WITH THE SAME “GRAMMAR” OF PRE-MODERN PRINCIPLES.
SCHOOLS WERE STILL RULED BY CLOCKS AND BELLS,PERIODS AND CLASSES,CHILDREN WERE GROUPED BY AGE TAUGHT MEMORIZABLE KNOWLEDGE
VIA A STANDARDIZED CURRICULUMAND CONVENTIONALLY TESTED
--- sounds familiar?
A moment to ponder…On the one hand we have a world increasingly
complex
Interdependent and
Fast paced
GENERATING URGENT AND UNPREDICTABLE PROBLEMS THAT DEMAND INSTANT AND EFFECTIVE RESPONSES…
A HIGHLY INTERDEPENDENT WORLDSTOCKMARKET TRADING IN ARGENTINA OR
THAILAND CAN UNDERMINE CONFIDENCE IN ECONOMIES ELSEWHERE;
GLOBAL WARMING DUE TO CARBON DIOXIDE IN ONE PART OF THE WORLD CAN CAUSE FLOODS AND GALES IN ANOTHER
MACHINESCOMPUTERS CAN MAKE DATA AVAILABLE
INSTANTLY…
PLANNINGS
AND SO IN 1999 , THE BRITISH PRESS ASKED THE READERS TO SUGGEST WHAT KIND OF SCHOOL WOULD THEY LIKE IN THE NEXT MILLENNIUM…
THE SCHOOL I WOULD LIKE
A beautiful school with glass dome roofs to let in the light, uncluttered classrooms and brightly coloured walls.
A comfortable school with sofas and beanbags, cushions on the floors, tables that don't scrape our knees, blinds that keep out the sun, and quiet rooms where we can chill out.
IDEAL PLACEA safe school with swipe cards for the
school gate, anti-bully alarms, first-aid classes, and someone to talk to about our problems.
A listening school with children on the governing body, class representatives and the chance to vote for teachers.
DREAM SCHOOLA flexible school without rigid
timetables or exams, without compulsory homework, without a one-size-fits-all curriculum, so we can follow our own interests and spend more time on what we enjoy.
A school without walls so we can go outside and learn, with animals to look after and wild gardens to explore.
A relevant school where we are not treated as empty vessels to be filled with information, where teachers treat us as individuals, where children and adults can talk freely to each other, and our opinion matters.
A school for everybody with boys and girls from all backgrounds and abilities, with no grading, so we don't compete against each other, but just do our best.
At School we’d like, we’d have :
Enough pencils and books for each child.
Laptops so we could continue our work outside and at home.
Drinking water in every classroom, and fountains of soft drinks in the playground.
FEATURESSchool uniforms of trainers, baseball caps and fleece tracksuits.
Clean toilets that lock, with paper and soap, and flushes not chains.
MORE TO DO• Large lockers to store our things.
• A swimming pool.
This is what we'd like.
IT IS NOT AN IMPOSSIBLE
DREAM
SUCH REQUESTS ARE NOT
UNREASONABLE. LEARNERS IN ALL
SITES OF EDUCATION WOULD LIKELY
WANT MUCH OF THIS, AND WE CAN
RECOGNIZE THAT MANY OF THESE
THINGS ARE EVIDENT RIGHT NOW IN
SOME SCHOOLS.
ADULTS TURNAS ONLY YOUNGER EXECUTIVES MANAGE
TO RESPOND SO FAST, THE CHALLENGE REMAINS :
WHAT MUST WE DO AS PARENTS IN SUCH A WORLD?
WHICH THEN BEGINS THE THIRD PART OF MY PRESENTATION
THE PARENTS MUSTPLAN AND MANAGE THE FOLLOWING ROLES
THE PARENTS MUSTBE A CHEERLEEDERBE A FRIENDBE A TEACHERBE THE ENFORCER
A CHEERLEEDERChildren thrive on encouragement
Congratulate them for success
A FRIENDWilling to hear ConfidantStress RelieverUnderstandingFoster Trust
A TEACHERIndividual needs Personal AttentionStay in touch with [assignments, tests and
ongoing projects]Available EnthusiasticConnect with their teachers
THE ENFORCERDisciplineSet and keep SchedulesReach goals Complete assignments on timeDon't expect Patient but Unwavering Strict or Firm
SMART WORKWORK SMARTER THAN HARDER
DO NOT DO THE THINGS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE THAT THEY CAN DO FOR THEMSELVES
FOCUS ON PROGRESS RATHER THAN ON PERFECTION
FINALLY REMEMBEROUR CHILDREN ARE GOD’S GIFT TO USHOW WE BRING THEM UP IS OUR GIFT TO
GOD
OUT OF ALL THESE PERHAPS IF I CAN LEAVE WITH JUST ONE
DEEP EMPHASIS,ONE POINT AGENDA FOR TODAY ,
JUST ONE MESSAGE TO TAKE HOME, ONE PLEDGE
MY MEETING YOU ALL WILL HAVE BEEN WORHTWHILE
AND IT IS POINT JUST TO CONSIDER….LET US
LEARN TO TEACH IN WAYS
WE WERE NOT TAUGHT
hasil kalam… kuch apni zaban aur andaz mainJub tak wohi sochtay raho gay jo sochtay rahay
ho, Wohi kartay raho gay jo kartay rahay ho,
AurJub tak wohi kartay rahogay jo kartay rahay ho
Wohi hota rahay ga jo hota raha hayAgar nahi chahtay keh woh hota rahay jo hota
raha hayMUT karo woh jo kartay rahay ho!