For some unexpected reason, I was not able to update my entry for almost one month.I was down with fever and my holidays were spent on bed. And at the same time, I had problem with sleeping disorder.On top of that, my wifi in the house was down too. I guess the body needs a rest. Unfortunately it was at the wrong time. What else can be done when the ‘battery’ is weak. Taking it positively, I guess this is one way on how God wants me to relax and recharge the battery.
Future education presented by Monica. It was a very fruitful presentation because of her ppt slide.I believe she managed to give us clearer view on the future education trend. To date, teachers /educators are treating their students as clients and we are the service provider. As educators , we need to know what are our clients needs and the strategies we need to have in order to fulfill the needs. As usual, there are lots of ‘wh’ questions that we need to answer before we can figure out the best method for our clients who are digital native which makes them totally different from us in many aspects , be it the way we think and also they way we learn.
Malaysian Smart School Project, a very ‘future’ project or vision which to some teachers because they were not involved totally in the planning. Perhaps this is the reason why the project couldn’t achieve its objective as targeted.Lots of money, effort and time have been spent on this project. Even though to some people, it is a waste, to me I feel that it is not. Better late than never.
Ellsworth (2000) states that change inside education depends on what the teacher implements and thinks. Based on Ellsworth’s view above it is therefore fitting for us to see how far the practices currently happening in schools are line with educational change in “blueprint” of the Smart School.It is the readiness of the teachers who are going to implement the change in the classroom. This change depends a great deal on the readiness of the teachers to accept and implement the practices.
Frankly speaking, I believe that dreams are very important because we can make the dream comes true.But the issue here is that in order for it to be a reality, those who are involved be it the architect or the labour workers need to put their heart fully on it.Dream it, vision it, sleep with it, bathe with it and eat with it. Smart school is not an easy task but it is not impossible.
My question for this week is ‘How are we going to change the mindset of teachers especially those who are involved in the smart school project?If more money, time and effort are needed to make this dream comes true, what are the strategies that we need to provide to the challenged teachers?
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