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=**The Future of Schooling – Reflection by Sharon Fajou **=



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We can’t even begin to imagine the changes that technology will bring throughout this century, but we can equip our students with the skills required for the future as they progress from school to university to the workplace, so that they are ready for the world, no matter what these changes bring. ======

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The future student will need to be: collaborative, engaged, innovative, adaptable, tech-savvy, ongoing learners, globally aware, environmentally sensitive. ======

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The future teacher will need to support the future student by being flexible, adaptable, creative, collaborative (in and across faculties), tech-savvy. The future teacher will facilitate learning using a variety of techniques. The future teacher will not become redundant, computers should not be able to replace the teacher. Sugata Mitra’s ‘Hole in the wall’ experiments show that children are able to teach themselves by observation and experimentation, basic education can be self-taught to some extent. Teachers need to be able to bring students together to share ideas and promote collaborative learning. Mitra (quoting Sir Arthur C Clarke) says “Any teacher that can be replaced by a machine... should be!” Future teachers need to make sure that what we do in the classroom can only be done by a human! ======

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The future school will be a centre of learning, where students work in varied learning environments, are provided with support from teachers, and also have time to work independently and with their peers. ======

It needs to be flexible, adaptable, creative, and needs to be equipped with technology that is both fast and reliable.
It also helps if it uses colours that are stimulating and aesthetically pleasing!!