Traditional education or conventional education as we know refers to the customary rules that have been going on in the society and employed in most of the schools. Traditional education is teacher-centric, where the teacher has the authority to take control of a class of about 30-40 students. The main characteristics of the traditional education are to pass on the skills, facts, and standards of moral and social conduct to the children that are necessary for the next generation's material and social success.
Earlier Traditional elementary learning was based on oral recitations where one student after another used to be called upon and recite the learning. The teacher’s essential role had been to listen and make the pupil memorize the lessons learnt. Traditional learning also used to vary from cultures to cultures as each place has its own special identity. Punishments are given to students for disobeying the teacher or maintaining indiscipline also is another characteristic of the traditional education system. Traditional schools generally stress basic educational practices and expect mastery of academic learning in the core subjects of math, reading, writing, science and social studies. Traditional elementary education also teaches and indulges the feelings of tolerance towards each other, develops patience among the children, inculcates the habit of sharing and co-operation among each other as, in, the traditional education system, the class strength is huge. In this method of learning, guardians can also rely on the teachers as they are the caretakers and be assured that all the students are receiving the same quality of education. Emotional bondage like friendship and companionship also develops along the way.
The education system is now undergoing progressive education reforms, which focuses on individual students' needs and self-control. In the eyes of reformers, traditional teacher-centric methods focused on rote learning and memorization should be replaced with the student-centric and task-based approaches to learning. This improves the outlook of the students and makes them better accustomed to the modern ways of learning. Some of the modern learning techniques include:
ü Personalized Learning: It is a method in which teachers take into account the shortcomings of students and also evaluate each student according to their capabilities. Each student is regarded as equally capable and efficient in learning.
ü Place-Based Learning: This innovative method allows connecting the child with his /her environment and knowing the society. Each locality and culture seems to influence different individuals in a unique way. By this method, we try to co-relate the effective influence between the place and people.
ü Formative assessments: These help teachers identify concepts that students are struggling to understand, skills they are having difficulty acquiring, or learning standards they have not yet achieved so that adjustments can be made to lessons, instructional techniques, and academic support.
ü Maker Education: In this form of technique the teachers use the creative skills of the students to broaden their minds and indulge in co-curricular activities such as dancing, singing, art and craft classes. Most students of the elementary standard seem to enjoy these classes and are more interactive during these periods.
At Stem World School, a top ICSE school in Kolkata situated at Barrackpore, we are focused on providing the student-centric reformed learning experience. We integrate a pupil’s need and requirement to transform them to make them prepared for tomorrow. The state of art facility at the school provides students with a holistic atmosphere to develop them and to proper within the said curriculum. Students are able to explore their own ideas and investigations of sciences and other subjects that they have learned. There is a balance between various activities and academics to make our students emerge as self-dependent individuals and aspiring talents.
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