Education 2015

Storm Over Stay at Home Learners

Young people can access learning materials from home, supported by a two way tutor link. There have been stormy reactions from parents, students and employers who claim this kind of learning is not working.

Teacher
We can begin to separate the idea of a school as the location where we gain wisdom and the role of the school as a location for social control.

Student
As a slow learner, I'd need contact with real people - I want to be able to to touch them. Significant individuals have really helped me to move on in my learning.

Politician
Humans are social beings, with this in mind, we need to be clear about what we gain from learning together and can learning be effective and long lasting without personal and tactile collaboration.

Teacher
There's a difference between knowledge and learning - there is also a range of skills that we need, to enjoy and experience the world around us.. there will be times when we will need to draw on conversational and negotiating skills for instance, from getting an overdraft to talking to members of the opposite sex...

Teacher
You can't expect young learners to study from home, even if they are in two way contact with tutors. They need the buzz of face to face contact, it's a simple as that.

Teacher
Where is the hidden curriculum in all this?