3. International Projects ' Lifelong Potential- Essays by young students –
3.1 The future of education Natalia Anna Niska- Norway
The future of education is coming, and it’ s coming fast. Can you imagine students learning outside the classroom, and listening to a teacher of their own choice? Welcome to the future of education.
Future generations will have more opportunities to learn at different times and in different places. E-Learning, self-paced learning, personalized learning and other methods will give students the ability to learn with study tools that adapt to their capabilities. Those who experience difficulties with a subject will get the opportunity to practise more until they reach the required level. This will help make learning much easier, and students will be positively motivated, which will bring about a positive learning experience and diminish the amount of students losing confidence in their abilities and leaving school too early. Furthermore, teachers will be able to see clearly which students need help in which areas. Skills will be not assessed on paper, but will be based on the student’ s practical performance in the field.
The personalized learning experience will enable students to choose their own learning tools, programs and techniques based on their own preferences. A diverse variety of programs, learning experiences and strategies will help students gain more learning interests, and aspirations, or help with things that address distinct learning preferences such as cultural background or weaknesses.
Exams will change completely the‘ smarter’ education gets. Exams might become irrelevant or might not even suffice. I don’ t think grading is a reliable source when it comes to grading a student based on the system we have now. There is a drastic difference between understanding a subject and simply learning how to get through a series of tests. The knowledge of a student can be measured best during their work on
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