Innovation in learning

Innovation

in learning

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warm - up

choose the correct options to complete these sentences about education:

Learning by heart / from experience is the best way to learn your multiplication tables. Studying / Cramming for your exams is not a good idea—trying to remember lots of information at the last moment doesn't help you remember things in the long term. He turned up for / dropped out of high school when he was sixteen and started working full-time instead. At school, I acquired a lot of academic knowledge / practical experience, but not many life skills. I always got good notes / grades in English because I read a lot of English books.

match the vocabulary with it's deffinition

Does education in your country focus more on practical skills or on academic knowledge? Is there a lot of learning by heart?

Is there a big problem of absenteeism at school? What about people dropping out completely?

• How much emphasis is put on grades and exams?

grammar review

• could + base form of the verb
• Use this for general, long-term abilities in the past—things you knew how to do over a long period.

Could

• was/were able to + base form of the verb
• While it can be used for general ability, it is required instead of could when talking about achieving something on a specific, single occasion in the past.

Was/were able to

Managed to

• managed to + base form of the verb
• Use this when you want to emphasize that the action was difficult or required significant effort to accomplish.

Succeeded in

• succeeded in + verb-ing.
• This has the same meaning as managed to (achieving something despite difficulty), but the grammatical structure is completely different.

Let's debate

Many students complain that schools promise an innovative, immersive experience to enroll them, but the daily reality feels traditional. However, if a school eliminates strict rules and gives students freedom, many choose to watch series or listen to music instead of participating.

Is it possible for a school to be truly innovative if students lack the self-control to manage their own learning?"

Who is ultimately responsible for a student's lack of progress: the system that designs the class, or the student who refuses to utilize the active speaking time provided?

Students frequently say, 'I'm not learning to speak English fluently in class.' Yet, during pair-work activities, many choose to speak in their native language or stay silent.

Some experts argue that modern teenagers treat education like a streaming service (like twitch or netflix)—they sit back and expect to be entertained, and if they are bored, they 'tune out.'

If you managed to change the school curriculum completely tomorrow, would students actually perform better, or would they just find new ways to avoid paying attention?

In a traditional school, teachers force you to memorize things by heart to pass exams. In an innovative school, you are expected to acquire practical experience independently.

If a student spent today's class watching a series on their phone, which system did they actually fail: the school's system, or their own preparation for the real world?

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