Traditional and Alternative Teaching
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND It is well known that children learn in various ways and have their own individual styles and strategies. Some may enjoy group works, others individual works. Some may prefer teacher instructions with worksheets and firm direction, rather than self-generated research projects. There are numerous ways children learn, but how does the surrounding environment, affects a child’s learning ability and influence the learning strategies that employ? Our society these days are divided into two different ways of thinking on the education. Some may believe that alternative methods are better than the traditional methods of teaching but yet these two methods are both a successful ways. Every method in teaching is the same for they deliver the same message to the students. Traditional method of teaching also known as the back-to-basics, conventional education or customary education, refers to a long-established customs found in schools that society has traditionally deemed appropriate. Some forms of education reform promotes the adoption of progressive education practices, a more holistic approach which focuses on individual students’ need and self-expression. In eyes of reformers, traditional teacher-centered methods focused on rote memorization must be abandoned in favor of students-centered and task-based approaches to learning. Depending on the context, the opposite of traditional method of teaching may be progressive education, modern education, or the alternative education which is the educational approaches based on developmental psychology.
Scope and Limitations This study was limited only the creating of the two methods of teaching that may encourage the schools to consider the strategies in teaching such as traditional and alternative methods of teaching to improve students’ skills in learning. S.Y. 2012-2013. The respondents were composed of five selected teachers from Los Baños, Laguna. The
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND It is well known that children learn in various ways and have their own individual styles and strategies. Some may enjoy group works, others individual works. Some may prefer teacher instructions with worksheets and firm direction, rather than self-generated research projects. There are numerous ways children learn, but how does the surrounding environment, affects a child’s learning ability and influence the learning strategies that employ? Our society these days are divided into two different ways of thinking on the education. Some may believe that alternative methods are better than the traditional methods of teaching but yet these two methods are both a successful ways. Every method in teaching is the same for they deliver the same message to the students. Traditional method of teaching also known as the back-to-basics, conventional education or customary education, refers to a long-established customs found in schools that society has traditionally deemed appropriate. Some forms of education reform promotes the adoption of progressive education practices, a more holistic approach which focuses on individual students’ need and self-expression. In eyes of reformers, traditional teacher-centered methods focused on rote memorization must be abandoned in favor of students-centered and task-based approaches to learning. Depending on the context, the opposite of traditional method of teaching may be progressive education, modern education, or the alternative education which is the educational approaches based on developmental psychology.
Scope and Limitations This study was limited only the creating of the two methods of teaching that may encourage the schools to consider the strategies in teaching such as traditional and alternative methods of teaching to improve students’ skills in learning. S.Y. 2012-2013. The respondents were composed of five selected teachers from Los Baños, Laguna. The