School of the future matthias
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How do you imagine the school of the future?
Introduction:
I imagine the school of the future is very different from the school of today. The pupils don’t have to learn things they are not interested in. They can concentrate in things they are really interested in. So school will be more interesting than now. The pupils can concentrate on their favorite subjects and don’t have to learn things they won’t need at the rest of their life.
Courses:
In every class there are ten to fifteen pupils so the teacher can teach more effectively. He can answer every question from each pupil. There are no classes like now - only courses. The pupils will get a personal timetable with the courses. At the beginning of each school year the pupils can choose their subjects and learn them the whole year. Then it’s possible to vote a subject off and take a new one.
Breaks and holidays:
The pupils will have a ten minute break after every lesson. Most schools are full-time schools so the pupils which aren’t living near to the school have to eat there. There will be only healthy food. So the teachers can make sure that the children have a balanced diet. The school will start at nine o’clock and end in the afternoon, five days a week. There will be more holidays than now, so the pupils can have a rest from the stress of the school.
Lessons:
In the lessons the pupils don’t write with a pencil, because they all have laptops to write something. After school they take their laptops home. The class tests are written on the laptops, too. Because the pupils just sit at their computers all the day they have got one sport lesson every day. In subjects like biology they often go out to watch something in the nature. In all subjects the pupils have to speak English.
How do you imagine the school of the future?
Subjects and exams:
After the basic education the pupils go to high-schools and choose their subjects. Before that the children have the main subjects Math, German and English five hours a week. The other subjects are changing all half year. In the whole world the pupils have the same lessons and exams. At the end of every school year they are writing a test in each subject which they have chosen. If someone fails an examination he gets a a second chance. If he fails this examination, too, he must repeat the grade.
International:
I think that there are only international schools. Pupils often will spend a month in another country and go to school there, too. There are the same subjects all over the world. At school the people only speak English. So they can communicate with other students from all over the world. There will be a big school network that every pupil includes, who has got internet at home. The students can chat, play games and upload their homework and projects.
Sources
1)Green roof art school Singapore,
by Ali Kriscenski,
<http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/01/23/amazing-green-roof-art-school-in-singapore/>,
29.4.2009
2) Philadelphia School of the Future,
Business week homepage,
<http://images.businessweek.com/ss/07/09/0905_schooltech/source/7.htm> ,
29.4.2009
3)IBMs school of the future,
Geocities,
<http://www.geocities.com/i5bala/>,
29.4.2009