Useful info
First Industrial Revolution
Fourth Industrial Revolution
Learning Objective
Mastery of basic skills and knowledge (e.g., reading, math)
Development of whole person across multiple inteligences (e.g., emotional, intellectual, social)
Role of Educator
Expert
Facilitator
Learner Experience
‘Factory model’ -Passive, structured, directed, en masse
‘Custom model’ -Active, self-directed, exploratory
Target Age
K-12
Lifelong learning
Expertise
“Teacher knows best”
“Anyone can teach”
Access
Physical classroom
Anytime, anywhere, any device
Features of Traditional Schools
The teacher uses a set curriculum and lesson plans which are designed for everyone to follow.
- Lecture-style knowledge imparting
- Ease of social interaction
- Cooperation and teamwork
- Project outputs
- Educator-student bond
- Ensures high scores in standardized entrance tests
Downside
- Transportation, traffic
- Bullies, Security
- Pollution
- Cost
- Lack of parental supervision
- Some kids might get left behind
- Factory style
Distance/Home-Based Learning
Distance: Own pace / Self-paced
Home-based: Students follow school schedule
Students are given materials to study. The students will submit assignments and projects and will answer tests. Teachers check if correct and make necessary comments.
Online
Teachers and student meet using a video conferencing platform.
They also use a learning management system where teachers put the materials online for assignments or review.
Homeschooling is the best! Parents will always be the best teachers.
Who can homeschool
- Parents who have time
- Parents who have energy
- Parents who has a support system and a proper home environment
- Parents who have patience
- Parents who are qualified to teach.
- Parents who can afford a good homeschool provider
Two Types
- Independent
- Up to parents
- Provider-Based
- Accredited Homeschool Provider
Pros and Cons of homeschooling
Advantages
- Parents are aware of what the child is learning
- Home atmosphere is more relaxed
- Schedule tailored to child’s needs
- Child avoids bullying and other behavioral problems at school
- Child’s special needs/disability are addressed
- Transportation/convenience
- Strengthens closeness of the family
Disadvantages
- Financial disadvantages
- Socialization
- Knowing where to start
- Finding the best resources
- Finding the time
- Burnout
- Due to these disadvantages, only 0.01% of Filipinos are homeschooled
Other types of homeschooling
Progressive Education
What will you do next?
Continue in your school or find another that offers better services
- Follow school curriculum
- Be like most of the other students
- Mostly worksheets and assignments from school
- Do well in standardized test
Decide to do it yourself or with a homeschool support provider/tutors
- Parents need special training to teach
- Supplies – art materials, boards, games, experiments
- Books – can be as high as P10,000
- Classroom furniture, fixtures: table, comfortable chairs, computer, printer, aircon
- Hiring Tutors
- Music, Arts, and PE
- Homeschool Provider (35,000)
Latest Educational Trends
- Makerspace
- Robotics
- Digital literacy
- Personalized learning
- Project-based learning
- Gamification and storification
- Holistic child
- Play-based
- Phenomenon-based
- Blended learning
- Spiral education
We offer you two choices!
Proposal 1 AHEAD Junior
- Subjects that you have no materials for
- Subjects you can’t teach
- When you are sick
- When you have a lot of things to do
When you need a break
Proposal 2 AHEAD Alpha
- A unique combination of traditional, progressive, homeschooling and other new ways of learning using the BlendFlex approach.