Contemporary Education and Learning

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses how schools will have to offer well-rounded education to successfully prepare the next generations of students to meet a wide variety of experiences and face many different challenges. The paper then looks at studies that recognize that children learn differently and the teacher-lecture approach does not provide the best education for everyone. In addition, the paper explores the philosophy of constructivism that places the emphasis on the learner rather than the teacher and refers to the ideas of Piaget, Roger and Bruner. Furthermore, the paper explains the common learning styles and environmental factors that should be considered when attempting to create the best learning conditions and reviews Gardner's list of intelligences and his approach to a curriculum.

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"It is now understood that the traditional form of education needs to be changed. First, students will face a completely different environment when they go on their own into a fast-paced and global world. Second, more studies are recognizing that children learn very differently, and the teacher-lecture approach does not provide the best education for everyone. Third, in today's environment, knowledge is the main product for sale. To develop this product, students need a high-quality specialized learning situation. Increasingly, schools will have to offer well-rounded education to successfully prepare the next generations of students to meet a wide variety of experiences and face many different challenges."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Bruner, J. (1973). Going Beyond the Information Given. New York: Norton.
• Dewey, J. (1910) How We Think. Boston: Heath.
• Dryden, G. and Vos, (1999) Jeannette. The Learning Revolution. Austin, TX: Jalmar
• Gardner, Howard (1983) Frames of Mind: The theory of multiple intelligences, New York: Basic Books.
• International Center for Education Statistics' 2007 Comparative Indicators. Retrieved December 9, 2007. http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2007/2007006.pdf

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