Technology Should Be Taught In Schools

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Children. Children are universally loved by all humans. Why then is our school system designed to manufacture them like products. Just like a factory produces the same car over and over again, schools put children through a production process which values quantity over quality. This results in our children getting a poor quality of education even though the technology and ability is already there to provide a personalised and high quality experience.

School should be designed to prepare children for the real world. With society changing so much under the influence of technology, one would think that education would change as well. However lots of our ideas and methods of teaching are outdated and fit the industrial age more than our modern society. All day at school children are taught to listen and follow instructions. This is evident in subjects like …show more content…

Schools just don’t have enough money to teach every child individually at a high quality, or do they? With the rise of the internet, information is more accessible than ever with free websites like “Khan Academy” and OpenCourseware from Universities. These websites allow you to learn at your own pace with the material which teaches you best, allowing children to have a unique and interesting experience. This means teachers can focus on helping people who actually need help. Instead of falling behind in class when pupils don't understand something, they can ask for help to understand it from a different perspective. Not only does this help people who may fall behind in class but also lets pupils who want to excel to learn as much as they want. Sadly, society does not react well to change. Schools seem to care more about keeping technology out of classrooms, e.g. Phones and Youtube. When we should actually be encouraging it. Instead of removing technology as they are, “distractions”, we should teach students how to use technology effectively and

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