Re:Zuckerbergs' New “Primary School”: Private but Free
by kuschku on Sunday October 25, 2015 @05:11AM
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One interesting concept used in some schools is that they will focus on only one topic for 2 or 3 weeks – and then another topic for the next weeks, and so on.
When you just focus on one topic for a few weeks you can go far more in depth, engage the students easier, do more complex group work instead of teachers telling them.
Even in normal school schedules it’s important than never (or close to never) the teacher actually teaches – the teacher can guide, but the students should work out how and why something works in groups. From math to history, from english to sports, this works far better, if students are able to discover and investigate on their own.
When you just focus on one topic for a few weeks you can go far more in depth, engage the students easier, do more complex group work instead of teachers telling them.
Even in normal school schedules it’s important than never (or close to never) the teacher actually teaches – the teacher can guide, but the students should work out how and why something works in groups. From math to history, from english to sports, this works far better, if students are able to discover and investigate on their own.