Primary Schools in the 21st Century
I have recently read the article entitled “How to bring our schools out of the 20th Century” by Claudia Wallis in TIME magazine. This article states the need for primary schools to adapt in the 21st century as other aspects of life have. Wallis comments that children in this era are coming to school with ipods in their ears and are communicating via mobile phones and chat rooms. They are coming home and are spending hours watching television and playing on the computer. However, at school students are still sitting at desks and copying what their teacher writes on the blackboard.
This is an issue as children are relying on computers for so much of their life and yet school is not accommodating this. Many students are becoming restless in school and unable to concentrate.
However, if technology could be used in schools this is likely to increase students motivation and result in more positive feelings toward school and a greater level of learning taking place.
