Edit: I missed that you completely misread what I said. I said of all the education you have received in the last 5 years that wasn't from direct human contact, how much of it was from a computer screen? Human interaction isn't being replaced afaik. If the only learning you do these days is from someone sitting you down and telling you, I feel bad for you...unless of course you're still in school, in which case it's moderately okay. Even still, in college I learned more from a computer then I did from a professor. Sure, the professor was invaluable, but as a quantity of time spent interacting with a professor, I did very little.
And from what is in the article there is nothing to make me think teachers will be less involved with the students. In fact it seems the teachers could be more directly involved and interacting with students.
"The school building itself will be open from 7:30 AM to 6:30 PM every day of the year except Christmas and New Year's Day, with children free to come and go as they please as long as they are present during the core school day that runs from 10:30 AM to 3:00 PM.
Under the model of individualized instruction, students will learn through iPad apps at their own pace, with teachers serving as coaches to help them reach goals and advance to subsequent levels.
Teachers, children, and parents meet to discuss goals for each six-week period, setting up standards to help students gain the knowledge and skills to move on to the next level."
Under the model of individualized instruction, students will learn through iPad apps at their own pace, with teachers serving as coaches to help them reach goals and advance to subsequent levels.
Teachers, children, and parents meet to discuss goals for each six-week period, setting up standards to help students gain the knowledge and skills to move on to the next level."
Exactly. But I don't get the impression that the iPad is replacing teachers time, only old tools. Education is still squarely in the hands of the teacher, student, and parents, as it should be. I don't see anything in here that says that when a student has a question, the teacher can't whiteboard an answer for the student, do you? The difference is that now all the students that do get the lesson the first time around can keep going, while the student with question can get some solid 1v1 time with a teacher.
Unless of course you know something in addition to this that isn't stated in the article?
Edit: We used to have days like this in college. It was a "work day" where we plugged away at assignments in the computer labs and the professor was present to assist and answer questions as needed. These were often far more valuable days then when the professor lectured for 50 minutes on stuff I could read in 20 minutes.
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Because a meeting every 6 months and parental involvement will make them want to learn.
It's every 6 weeks, and the lack of parental involvement is a huge factor in the education of young minds. The United States would do well to have more parental involvement in education.
