How the Education System Needs to Change for the Future

Adults can recall the years they spent in school with either very good or very bad memories of the halls they walked every day. Depending on their environment at the time, the memories could have shaped or scarred them. Knowing this, it’s in the best interest of adults to make sure the education system changes for the better.

Learning over memorizing

For so long now, education has become a source of stress for children instead of a place for learning. Particularly in higher education, the lust for learning is replaced by the desire to memorize every syllabus to pass an exam. This should not be the focus of education, because, at the very core, it misses the point of educating.

Children should not learn concepts good enough to memorize them, but rather they should learn through continuous practice. This way, even if the situation changes, they can still apply the concept. This way, if they are presented with an altered environment, they will curiously work on a solution instead of feeling helpless over a situation they don’t recognize.

Challenging over conforming

Children should not be going to school just to conform to what is already an established system. Societies change, situations change, and antiquated rules should adapt. Getting a sustainability consultant for schools and listening to the student body is just the beginning. Issues such as gender conformity and sustainability can be understood better if educational institutions can adapt.  Every generation of students is meant to challenge the existing norms, to turn the institution into something better, and to produce students who can effect change.

Think of what your school days used to be, and think of how much things have changed since then. Changes are constant, and schools should also adapt. With every fresh batch of students, there is room to make the education system more flexible and reflective of the current needs of its students.