Hi,
I did it !!! i read it to the end and was able not to be lost on the way
. English is not my mother tongue so I was not sure to understand it all completly.
My main comment would be that the global idea of developping more individuality and self thinking at school is for sure a good idea and I can't imagine any reasons why it could be contradicted (may be an other post will find some reasons... let's see
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I heard this ideas a few times already on the radio and on the TV when it's about improving school and learning methods, I m sure that new methods were tested in few places but it always take time to have the first feed back since this concerns a complete cursus...
The only issue with this idea is where to set the limit... since learning at school concerns a group of student it's not possible that on every point the teacher eyplains they contest, express their ideas or want to discuss in details. Otherwise they will graduate a 40.
But no doubt that there is place for improvement regarding the way students can learn how to build their own way of thinking and learn how to have their own opinions and ideas.
Depending on the teachers it is not always too bad , and there is already some opportunity for a student to express himself and defends his ideas. But this is what I keep from my own experience in a private collège in France !