Are you ready to join the Slow Education movement?
I would say yes to Shelley Wright about her Idea. Slow means do things in education well and at its right speed. Shelley argues that we should find out how real learning looks like and the importance to learn slowly, freely and thoroughly for kids. Shelley observes many stakeholders in education are so anxious about children nowadays, but they create an impatient system. A system that make students learn instantly, then expect them to achieve a good result printed in a piece of report paper. I agree with Shelly that education should not be like this situation and Shelley argues that education needs to be authentic. Authentic learning is meaningful learning and connect students with their community. Hence, students get an authentic goal and a role in society rather than consume-in-training by completing the worksheets and standardised tests. Shelley challenges the summative learning in education system today and promote personalized and formative learning in slow education.
I think Shelly thoughts about education is not a new idea and not much the implementation of the authentic learning in school even though I found many literatures support this learning idea. However, her bravery to sound this slow education movement is a positive action to challenge education system today. She proposes to the topic of abolishing marks with a senior administrator in her school division, indeed this topic is not an easy task. I can understand that this issue is not easy to solve because it involves political and economic matters in a country. I feel Shelley passion and perspective to create better education for young generation. She does not want, education to be something instant, well packed and marketed to society by ignoring the real purpose of education create society that can live to live happy, healthy and humane.
Summary of some key points to build a slow education movement from Shelley’s view are, first, creating education environment with quality-over-quantity. Second, educating parents and community about the risk of todays’ education model “edubusiness”. Developing curriculum that has greater depth and taking into account local culture. Fourth, growing the skills development among students and having courage to have serious discussion about abolishing standardised testing, classroom marks, grading and the use of “birth year” and primary criterion for sorting students. Then, lobbying government for funds to assure true quality in education for all children. Last but not least, encouraging teachers’ collaboration and supporting students to connect with global community.
I talk to myself after reading Shelley view about education that if I believe that this is right and education system should be changed, I should fight for it!
Source:
https://plpnetwork.com/2014/08/26/time-fight-slow-education/
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