Graham Attwell links to an amazing story - a radical plan for learning using the web.
The style of learning will be completely different. The new centres will open from 7am until 10pm in both term-time and what used to be known as the school holidays. At weekends, they will open from 9am to 8pm.
Youngsters will not be taught in formal classes, nor will they stick to a rigid timetable; instead they will work online at their own speeds on programmes that are tailor-made to match their interests.
Children will be able to study haircare, beauty therapy, leisure and tourism, and engineering as well as the more traditional academic subjects.
They will be given their day's assignments in groups of 120 in the morning before dispersing to internet cafe-style zones in the learning centres to carry them out.
The 21,000 youngsters of secondary education age in Knowsley will also be able to access their learning programmes from home."
http://www.knownet.com/writing/weblogs/Graham_Attwell/entries/5449685290
Logically, this is where education should be going; this is the way learning works (will work) for many (most?) people. I hope this grand experiement doesn't get de-railed by nay-sayers or those who think they can save money by under-supporting it. Youth will still need teachers and/or mentors to arouse their curiosity and extend/guide their learning.
http://www.knownet.com/writing/weblogs/Graham_Attwell/entries/
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