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| + | == Learning Circles == | ||
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| + | === Background === | ||
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| + | * '''Students don’t enjoy learning''', see school as a necessary stepping-stone to work and life they want. | ||
| + | * '''Tuition''' is billion dollar industry, profiting from an educational ecosystem where teachers’ role in school is no longer regarded as enough to get ahead. | ||
| + | * '''Parents''' learn curriculum in order to teach their children, and pay good money for tuition. | ||
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| + | === Some Possible Problems to Address === | ||
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| + | * '''Digital Access''' - having laptops, reliable wifi and relevant software | ||
| + | * '''Digital Literacy''' - knowing how to use the hardware, software and navigating online resources for learning purposes | ||
| + | * '''Interest / Motivation and knowing how to learn''' - not seeing the relevance, or not motivated enough to learn or figure out how to learn | ||
| + | * '''Relationship with school teachers and parents''' - sometimes difficult relationships with teachers discourage engagement in school, and parents can be additional source of stress or do not provide adequate support | ||
| + | * '''Peer learning and collaborative learning''' - friends can be a distraction, and educational system and tuition typically emphasizes individual learning | ||
| + | * '''Conducive space for learning''' - homes may be too crowded, and other public spaces (libraries, cafes) wither are limited in supply or cost money to access | ||
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| + | === What we have learned (so far) about What Works === | ||
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| + | # Learning by Teaching / Doing where possible. | ||
| + | # Let youths set their own learning goals & plan their curriculum where possible. | ||
| + | # Peer and collaborative learning should be encouraged, and groups that feel like they are in the same boat might help each other perform better than individual effort alone. | ||
| + | # Intrinsic motivation instead of extrinsic rewards to cultivate interest in learning. | ||
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==Dover Toy Library== | ==Dover Toy Library== | ||
Are you buying toys of your kids only to find that they are tired of playing with them after a week? Would you like to borrow toys from families in the neighborhood and loan out the toys your kids don't play with much anymore? | Are you buying toys of your kids only to find that they are tired of playing with them after a week? Would you like to borrow toys from families in the neighborhood and loan out the toys your kids don't play with much anymore? | ||
Revision as of 06:53, 24 February 2022
Contents
Learning Circles
Background
- Students don’t enjoy learning, see school as a necessary stepping-stone to work and life they want.
- Tuition is billion dollar industry, profiting from an educational ecosystem where teachers’ role in school is no longer regarded as enough to get ahead.
- Parents learn curriculum in order to teach their children, and pay good money for tuition.
Some Possible Problems to Address
- Digital Access - having laptops, reliable wifi and relevant software
- Digital Literacy - knowing how to use the hardware, software and navigating online resources for learning purposes
- Interest / Motivation and knowing how to learn - not seeing the relevance, or not motivated enough to learn or figure out how to learn
- Relationship with school teachers and parents - sometimes difficult relationships with teachers discourage engagement in school, and parents can be additional source of stress or do not provide adequate support
- Peer learning and collaborative learning - friends can be a distraction, and educational system and tuition typically emphasizes individual learning
- Conducive space for learning - homes may be too crowded, and other public spaces (libraries, cafes) wither are limited in supply or cost money to access
What we have learned (so far) about What Works
- Learning by Teaching / Doing where possible.
- Let youths set their own learning goals & plan their curriculum where possible.
- Peer and collaborative learning should be encouraged, and groups that feel like they are in the same boat might help each other perform better than individual effort alone.
- Intrinsic motivation instead of extrinsic rewards to cultivate interest in learning.
Dover Toy Library
Are you buying toys of your kids only to find that they are tired of playing with them after a week? Would you like to borrow toys from families in the neighborhood and loan out the toys your kids don't play with much anymore?
It turns out that we can just use this sharing platform to list and borrow our