Since ancient times in the per-writing era, man has been a maze of stories, passed down by generations. Then, when he learned to write, he began to record what he learned in his environment on walls and stones and engraved them on leather, papyrus and papyrus. The reign of the pharaohs, founded Plato Academy in Athens, and Alexandria was founded in the year 350 BC a beacon of science successor to ancient Athens.
Cultures have evolved, societies have grown, education methods have varied to include formal education in its current form, and a number of non-traditional experiences that seek to change the way the individual learns for the best. Here are examples of different teaching methods from around the world:
Hole in the wall
Sugata Mitra, a professor of education technology at the College of Education, Communication and Linguistics at Newcastle University in England, is known for his "hole in the wall" experience. Mitra launched the experiment in 1999 with the aim of transferring the educational process from the constraints of traditional playground schools, encouraging children to explore, learn and enjoy.
Cultures have evolved, societies have grown, education methods have varied to include formal education in its current form, and a number of non-traditional experiences that seek to change the way the individual learns for the best. Here are examples of different teaching methods from around the world:
Hole in the wall
Sugata Mitra, a professor of education technology at the College of Education, Communication and Linguistics at Newcastle University in England, is known for his "hole in the wall" experience. Mitra launched the experiment in 1999 with the aim of transferring the educational process from the constraints of traditional playground schools, encouraging children to explore, learn and enjoy.
The experiment started in one of the slums in India with a booth in one of the walls inside a computer. Although no one helped the children in how to use it, instead of not knowing English, they were able to use the device and learn computer skills and the Internet.
This experience, which was subsequently disseminated in a number of regions in India and Cambodia, has shown that children can learn in open, unorganized and uncontrolled environments and that when adding motivation and encouragement to children, they exceed the expected goals.
Which Mitra calls for the establishment within schools as spaces of self-learning organization rather than as regular classes, adding that this will enhance queens of reading, thinking, creativity, understanding, self-confidence and others.
This experiment is easy to implement in schools by putting a computer connected to the Internet for each group of four children. The children talk to each other and to other groups, and they have freedom of movement and change of group.
New School
In this school, a group of students, ages 5 to 13, sit in a one-story school in one of Colombia's coffee fields. Students are divided into groups of two, where each student meets a person of the same level, converses and performs various functions. Each other, and those who face difficulty in performing his task others are helping him.
The teacher walks among the groups, revises their work, writes notes, and rests on their shoulders, and students present the class with the tools they need during the lessons.
In this school you will find students at the second level writing short stories, or experimenting with a scientific theory in the open air, and planting a large garden with vegetables and fruit used by students in their meals.
The experiment has been fruitful in Colombia and UNESCO has praised its outreach to more than 20,000 schools in Colombia, although its teachers lack quality education.
This experience, which was subsequently disseminated in a number of regions in India and Cambodia, has shown that children can learn in open, unorganized and uncontrolled environments and that when adding motivation and encouragement to children, they exceed the expected goals.
Which Mitra calls for the establishment within schools as spaces of self-learning organization rather than as regular classes, adding that this will enhance queens of reading, thinking, creativity, understanding, self-confidence and others.
This experiment is easy to implement in schools by putting a computer connected to the Internet for each group of four children. The children talk to each other and to other groups, and they have freedom of movement and change of group.
New School
In this school, a group of students, ages 5 to 13, sit in a one-story school in one of Colombia's coffee fields. Students are divided into groups of two, where each student meets a person of the same level, converses and performs various functions. Each other, and those who face difficulty in performing his task others are helping him.
The teacher walks among the groups, revises their work, writes notes, and rests on their shoulders, and students present the class with the tools they need during the lessons.
In this school you will find students at the second level writing short stories, or experimenting with a scientific theory in the open air, and planting a large garden with vegetables and fruit used by students in their meals.
The experiment has been fruitful in Colombia and UNESCO has praised its outreach to more than 20,000 schools in Colombia, although its teachers lack quality education.