Thursday, October 14, 2010

Chapter 5: The seeds of a new system of education

It is understandable that homeschooling has ultimately led to better testing score. Parents know their childre better and many distractions that are in schools are not at home. Although the same thing can be said about home.  But the true reason why homeschooling may be so successful is because it is a video and computer based education program. The students have to rely on themselves more and are ultimately in more control of their learning.

Computer learning appears to  be the new way of advancing knowledge across the board. For example, In the business industry people are learning the basics for the company they are employed by, or certain aspects of the job. They also may advance their learning to help them progress in the company through online classes. Companies have also realized they need to constantly re-educate their employees so their workers can learn to handle more complex equipment and solve novel problems.

All the different opportunities offered for both student's and adult's is affecting how teachers are needing to teach. Because of the success of these programs, people may no longer need the teacher in the classroom environment. That means that teachers are going to change their whole teaching style to truly benefit the student to the greatest extent. Whether it be offering more activities via the internet or helping students take online courses that your school doesn't offer. Online courses offer a lot of variety that may not be present in school.

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