Ghost Writers' World

Last time I talked about traditional learning and promised will continue to discuss traditional learning in today's world in my next blog. So here it goes: Today, traditional thinking doesn't work anymore. Basically it is “one size fits all”. Students with special abilities, needs, or learning styles had to make their own accommodations within the existing educational structure. Traditional teaching means imparting a prescribed bunch of facts that many students may not ever use. In traditional learning, there is little, if any, thought given to the link between school and work. It was anticipated that companies would supply the specific training their new hires required beyond their formal, broad-based education. In today’s global economy, what students need to be ready for the world of work is vastly different.  Technology has made rapid and drastic demands on modern employees. Today’s work environment is full of computers, smart phones, tablets, Google, Facebook, and I...

Globalization has produced a new of level of interdependence among us. The economy and multinational supply chains do not abide by political boundaries. A computer ordered in Brazil is designed in California and assembled in several other countries. Economic integration was the first strong evidence of a new era. ~Eduardo Paes W hat lessons did we learn from 'Traditional Learning'? Traditional education , also known as “ back-to-basics” ,“ conventional learning” and “ customary education” focuses on those long-established values and curricula of traditional society. Many parents and conservative members of the community applaud the maintenance of specific standards, test-based results, and a traditional approach to instruction. It’s the type of education they received and, in their minds, they turned out just fine. Traditional education emphasized such qualities as respect, punctuality, obedience, and following the examples presented. Traditionalists believe that if...