The debate of Traditional vs. progressive education has been going

on since the first school was built. Both sides has it’s ups and downs,

but I believe that the best form of education is progressive. Progressive

education prepares us better for the real world.

Progressive education, unlike traditional, lets the teachers reach

the kids in the era. For example with progressive the instructors use

real life situations teach the students, instead of from a textbook. With

using real life examples the kids can relate and understand better than

things coming out of a ten year old textbook. Therefore the pupils will be

more attentive to what the teacher is saying. In addition in place of

sixteen year old tests the students will be tested on information vital to

the “real world”. This will make your students more apt to make it in the

world of work. Also then they will be able to make the right designs

when the grow up. With all that said, progressive education clearly

reaches out and teaches more kids.

The education system should be progressive because it focuses on

the freedom if the learner. For example instead of external disciple

being used free activity is used. That drops the fear that the teacher can

punish you for nothing more than looking at him/her funny. This also

allows the pupil to see that something good comes from life instead of

just punishment. In addition instead of being stuck use the same

textbook, the same assignments, and the same texts teachers can

makeup their up own and assignments. This allows the instructor to

make it so the students he/she has can understand and find it

interesting. This will help the students to learn more then they thought

they could. Progressive education is the way to go for freedom of the

leaner.

Students no longer look at their teacher as a group of “know it all”

who’s only fun is to question little kids on stuff they do not know. For

example through the traditional way of going teachers are the people

with all the answers, the “All-knowing Beings of Greatness and

Wisdom”. This make the students resent the teachers and not want to

comply with their directions. They also lose respect for the teacher and

school in general. In addition through the progressive way the teachers

seem more as some who guides you through the trouble times. This

give the teacher back the respects of his/her pupils. This always the

teacher to tell the student what to do and it will get done. With the

traditional way of doing things teachers get no respect.

The progressive way of education is the best. It helps the students learn

and get help in the real world. Also it give the teachers a freedom to do what

they want, instead of what a text books say. There is also a greater respect for

the teacher

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