Help our kids see the relevance between studies and life
-
Hi Parents
Stumbled upon this during a discussion with a neighbour who lived overseas for a couple of years. No wonder our system is accused of ‘Hot-housing’
Example of an overseas fieldtrip organised by a school for 10 year olds.
1) School organises a learning journey to the diary farm.
2) Farm hand explores the technical aspects of the work like how cheese and milk are produced etc.
3) Teachers seize the opportunity to explore occupations and how important it is to appreciate farmers and workers who toil long hours to put food on our table (Thats the teaching of Values incorporated into the curriculum for you!)
4) Students are given ‘homework’ where they have to write a reflection on
their learning as well as interview a family member to find out more about their work.
5) Students present their learning in class a week later.
6) Write a short composition about jobs related to their family members or farm visit.
* the difference here is our kids are rushed through their learning journeys and there is no follow up and processing of their learning with the teacher the next day. When I ask my kids what they have learnt after a visit to the frog farm or HDB Hub, they only recall the snacks and games they ate on the bus ride there. I think our kids deserve more. I wonder what our education system is world class for?
Any views parents? Thanks -
My sec school there was follow up activity after our Service Learning Trip to Ho Chi Minh. Plus we were there to actually do something meaningful - we went to an orphanage for blind children.
-
Both DD and DS though I different schools have to write a reflection on their field trips.
DD’s field trip follow-up activities are more as she is in P3 compared to DS in P1. I remember DD bringing a camera along to take pictures, thereafter, she did up a powerpoint slide detailing what she saw and she went onto the internet to research more of the subject and put together a presentation.
Even when they were in their childcare, they have follow up activities after most of their field trips.
Hello! It looks like you're interested in this conversation, but you don't have an account yet.
Getting fed up of having to scroll through the same posts each visit? When you register for an account, you'll always come back to exactly where you were before, and choose to be notified of new replies (either via email, or push notification). You'll also be able to save bookmarks and upvote posts to show your appreciation to other community members.
With your input, this post could be even better 💗
Register Login