A2+-+Education

By: Freda Bek (6), Coco Goh (7), Jamie Yap (8), Khoo Xue Ni (9), Long Pei Yi (10)
=__ Classroom of the future __=



Bored in School? Teachers seems to drone on forever and the school rule of no electronic devices? Imagine a school with Star Wars and Avengers technology in the future. Imagine virtual classroom that you can step in and study with your friends even when you are at home. Impossible? Technology surrounds you everyday and is getting better even as you read.



Content:

 * =====Definition of 'future' & 'school' =====
 * =====What is a meaningful education? =====
 * =====Why do we have future classrooms? =====
 * =====Pros & Cons of a future classrooms. =====
 * =====Programs that future schools offers. =====
 * =====How would future school look like? =====
 * =====Articles & Videos on the Future Education. =====

Definition of 'Future' & "School' %2vnbsp;  The word 'future', has the definition of times is to be come hereafter or something that would exist or <0><span style="color: #0a5b99; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;"> happen in time to come & the word 'school', has the definition of an institution with instructions given to be followed. <span style="color: #0a5b99; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;"> This two words comes together to make the word 'Future School', which means that an institution which will exist in time to come.

<span style="color: #0a5b99; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">What is a meaningful education?
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<span style="color: #0a5b99; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">What is a meaningful education to you? Everyone have their own definitions. Here's what we think. <span style="color: #0a5b99; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;"> A meaningful education needs to teach us
 * <span style="color: #0a5b99; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">how to think and set us on correct paths
 * <span style="color: #0a5b99; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">how to conceptualize abstractly and to create a thing even greater from another
 * <span style="color: #0a5b99; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">It challenges your mind and body to excel and reach new heights
 * <span style="color: #0a5b99; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">how to see the big picture with an expansive vision
 * <span style="color: #0a5b99; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">how to set and reach goals
 * <span style="color: #0a5b99; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">how to overcome and become stronger after every obstacles along the way

<span style="color: #0a5b99; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Why do we have future classrooms?
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<span style="color: #0a5b99; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">What is your definition of a classroom? A Singapore student's reply would most like be, " Tables and chairs. Books and teachers. Lessons and homework. Messy and untidy at times. <span style="color: #0a5b99; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Extremely hot." You might think that a classroom is just another room for you to seat down and listen to your teacher's monotonous voice that practically a lullaby and there is no need to waste effort on planning them. Yes, it is a room for you to seat down and listen to your teachers, but have you wondered what life would be without those irritating tables and chairs that you have to live with?

<span style="color: #0a5b99; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Look at the picture of a classroom on the right. They have to sit on the floor, packed like sardines and may not even get a chance to write with a pen. With planning, students would be able to take in knowledge in a better and more comfortable environment. <span style="color: #0a5b99; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">They may in include owning personal laptop and no longer needs to pen down something in black and white, or they might encourage more collaborative <span style="color: #0a5b99; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">work. As according to the Singapore's MOE system, they want each and every student to be jacks of all trades, capable to do something in the society as they enter the working force. They might be teachers, civil worker or even minsters of Singapore.

<span style="color: #0a5b99; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Pros & Cons of future school.
<span style="color: #0a5b99; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;"> technology to do so. || <span style="color: #0a5b99; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Students may overly rely on the advance technology in the school and become lazy. || <span style="color: #0a5b99; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">about the different cultures now that they can just ask them online and save the trouble of travelling || <span style="color: #0a5b99; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Social skills of the students might be a problem if they play games more than using the technology to interact with the others. || <span style="color: #0a5b99; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">communication will be so much easier. || <span style="color: #0a5b99; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Unauthorized materials and illegal materials can be easily downloaded. Confidential documents can be easily hacked by a professional, in which students can become with the long hours with technology ||
 * __<span style="color: #0a5b99; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Pros of Future School __ || __<span style="color: #0a5b99; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Cons of Future School __ ||
 * <span style="color: #0a5b99; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">They will posses more skills as compared to the older generations as they have
 * <span style="color: #0a5b99; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">They might more social skills as they can now chat or meet people online or on the webcam where they can chat face to face. They might learn more
 * <span style="color: #0a5b99; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">They can reach help faster if they might need any help in their work since

<span style="color: #0a5b99; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;"> Programs that future schools might offer <span style="color: #0a5b99; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">The world will definitely still exist in 2050, and it will still be dominated by humans. However,kthere will most likely be pollution, overpopulation,new diseases spreading everywhere in a pandemic crisis. We will be a planet focused on branching out to find alternate planets to exist in the subsequent 50 years. Courses related to these matters would most likely to be highly recommended and offered in the future.

<span style="color: #0a5b99; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Courses offered will most likely be: -
 * <span style="color: #0a5b99; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Medicine
 * <span style="color: #0a5b99; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Pharmacy
 * <span style="color: #0a5b99; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Population studies
 * <span style="color: #0a5b99; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Bio-medical science
 * <span style="color: #0a5b99; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Life science and health
 * <span style="color: #0a5b99; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Bio engineering
 * <span style="color: #0a5b99; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Chemical Engineering
 * <span style="color: #0a5b99; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Environmental Engineering
 * <span style="color: #0a5b99; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Physics
 * <span style="color: #0a5b99; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Space and astronomy

Can you imagine having to study in space? With..... aliens? Hmm. <span style="color: #0a5b99; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">

<span style="color: #0a5b99; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">How would a future school looks like?
Would you want it on Land? Or underwater? Or on Venus or Mars? Or on the moon? Technology and knowledge knows no limits. As what we know for now, the institution will be on land, with the best technology. But as long as there are humans, there would be technology and infinite possibilities.

<span style="color: #0a5b99; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Articles & Videos.
<span style="color: #0a5b99; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Research <span style="color: #0a5b99; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Classroom of the Future <span style="color: #0a5b99; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">[|Example of Future Classroom]

<span style="color: #0a5b99; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">[|Social Media in Future Education?] <span style="color: #0a5b99; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Future Education aids in improving Democracy?