There exist more than a handful of challenges and concerns when asking if we need to reimagine education. In theory, the answer is simple: Yes! We can always make the education our children receive better. But who decides this and how do we ensure all students receive the education that is right for them?
The video below depicts a school that does just that: reimagines education in a way that supports students in the exploration of their niche interests.
Within the parameters of improvement bring novice obstacles to overcome. A progression as such will always present opposition and barriers. Often the most essential advancements are sure to generate both. These effects are necessary for significant success. To experience struggle is one of the most important determinants of success.
In the case of reimagining education, the obstacles may manifest as parental pushback, student uncertainty, funding concerns, and fair governmental involvement. As a future teacher, my personal apprehensions involve educator skill availability and willingness to be uncertain of the outcomes with success rates. We will need individuals willing to take the risk to challenge the status quo of our current educational perspective.
Despite troubled, at the very least, we do know the positive and negative outcomes with standardized schooling using the rigid, set curriculum established. Although as previously stated, the extent of creativity and exploration for students and teachers alike is managed by a sturdy glass ceiling. It is, however, slowly deteriorating. How can we prepare to catch the pieces when it falls?
