Agree. There is no doubt that interactions between a *young* (or beginning) learner and an educator are very important. Failure here guarantees that knowledge will be misused. The value and enthusiasm to learn require the presents of an educator. But a lack of qualified educators in many learning communities, money to obtain an education and a world in which the human knowledge base has gone global is requiring communities to redefine how a learner learns.
Examine the observation made in the Youth Version of the 2012 UNESCO Education for All Global Monitoring Report ( http://www.unevoc.unesco.org/e-forum/Be%20skiller%20be%20employed%20be%20change%20generation.pdf) by Ali Zayaan a 19 year old from Maldives "Even right now, many young people that can’t afford full schooling are able to access the internet. They can use the internet (whether at home or somewhere public like a library) to learn at their own pace for free, even if they have to work in the daytime or can’t afford or access regular schooling. If they want to get a qualification like a high school diploma, then they just need to afford time and money for one or two days to attend an exam. This lowers the cost barrier of pursuing an education a lot." Traditional educational approaches need to adapt. Jim Kelly ( www.k-12math.info) -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]
