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Authentic Education Pedagogy
A notable contemporary text on social objectives for education is President Joe Biden's "National Strategy for Equity in Education," released as part of the broader "Equity Action Plan" from the U.S. Department of Education. This document outlines several key social objectives aimed at creating more equitable educational opportunities across the United States.
Here’s a pertinent quote from the strategy:
**"Our mission is to ensure that every student, regardless of their background, has access to high-quality education. This includes tackling systemic inequities, addressing the unique needs of marginalized communities, and ensuring that education policies are designed to support every student's success."**
This quote encapsulates the focus on equity and inclusion, aiming to address disparities and create a more level playing field in the education system. It reflects a broader commitment to addressing the systemic issues that affect educational outcomes for various groups of students.
Yes, but high-quality education comes with high tuition fees. This is a big barrier for low-income people. How can we solve this problem? One effective way is to combine study with part-time work. Schools will contact businesses to let their students participate in specific jobs to earn a stable income to help them have suitable accommodation and meals.
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As educators, we have all known for a long time that learning is best done through experience – learning by doing rather than learning by listening or observing. Educational theory and research support this claim. The daunting thing is, how do we as educators, plan for this? How do we design learning so that it is a meaningful experience? How do we ensure that students are active and engaged participants in their learning? In this article, I aim to help to define ‘authenticity’ in learning, and begin to introduce some ideas to help guide you through the design process. What is authentic learning? Authentic learning is learning designed to connect what students are taught in school to real-world issues, problems, and applications; learning experiences should mirror the complexities and ambiguities of real life. Children work towards production of discourse, products, and performances that have value or meaning beyond success in school; this is learning by doing approach. It was once said that ‘education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten’ (New methods and new aims in teaching, 1964). Experiences that do not encourage the children to make meaning from their learning will quickly be forgotten. Any learning experience should aim to instill authenticity into every task, lesson and unit to ensure that ‘students are [able] to develop problemsolving skills and confidence in their own learning abilities’ (Nicaise, Gibney and Crane, 2000). It is only with this confidence that children are then able to use the skills and knowledge learned beyond the classroom walls.
The strategy reflects the administration’s commitment to addressing systemic inequities in education, particularly for marginalized and underserved populations.