Submitted by Juliana (not verified) on April 4, 2007 - 03:54.
I think there is great potential in adapting rigurous project based learning in high schools particularly in rural areas where kids are surrounded by conditions that can be taken advantage of to make learning meaningful, experiential, and productive. Thinking about developing countries where child labor is often targeted, as long as it is not exploitation, there is an enormous potential in bridging agricultural activities with structured learning through which children can develop critical thinking and contribute to their community.
This is a fertile ground for innovation, where collaboration between schools, local governments, and private businesses can lead to the development of an educational model where children learn high order skills and have the possibility to develop, experience and apply their knowledge to understand their surroundings, think of solutions to current needs, and create innovations.
This approach also opens the opportunity to develop local capacity, avoid brain drain, and improve local economies, while not limiting the horizons of students as they would still have developed the skills needed to pursue other professional paths.
The black box of how this would work is still unopened. Collaboration is essential to make this happen.
I think there is great
Submitted by Juliana (not verified) on April 4, 2007 - 03:54.
I think there is great potential in adapting rigurous project based learning in high schools particularly in rural areas where kids are surrounded by conditions that can be taken advantage of to make learning meaningful, experiential, and productive. Thinking about developing countries where child labor is often targeted, as long as it is not exploitation, there is an enormous potential in bridging agricultural activities with structured learning through which children can develop critical thinking and contribute to their community.
This is a fertile ground for innovation, where collaboration between schools, local governments, and private businesses can lead to the development of an educational model where children learn high order skills and have the possibility to develop, experience and apply their knowledge to understand their surroundings, think of solutions to current needs, and create innovations.
This approach also opens the opportunity to develop local capacity, avoid brain drain, and improve local economies, while not limiting the horizons of students as they would still have developed the skills needed to pursue other professional paths.
The black box of how this would work is still unopened. Collaboration is essential to make this happen.