A good education is the most valuable asset a person can have. One can become well-educated only through hard work and a lot of effort. It is a process that lasts for a person’s whole lifetime, which starts at an early age. A large part of it comes from the school period, so naturally, teachers and professors in schools question themselves what is the best and most efficient way their students can learn about a specific matter. Some people think studying in groups is better, while some think students should study individually. I think a good education comes with a mix of both of these things. However, I believe that group learning needs to be more encouraged.
Since the beginning of human civilization, our achievements and advancements have always come from a group effort. Rarely does one person achieve great things completely by himself. Even when famous scientists came to revolutionary conclusions in their field, they mostly relied on work done by less known experts who lived before them. Greatness simply brings too much load for an individual to carry, because it is in our nature to work together as a unit. Having this in mind, I think school programs should emphasize students learning and working together. It makes learning more efficient and fun because students interact and discuss with each other. Furthermore, teamwork in schools will prepare them for their future careers or jobs in which skills which are required for working as an organized group are a necessity.
Nevertheless, self-learning is important as well. Some skills are difficult to learn in a group and need to be exercised until one has obtained and understood them on a deeper level. It might be hard for mentors to distinguish if some student in their class has not learned the matter properly or completely, so I think students should still devote some of their time on self-learning and self-testing.
I think that both self-learning and group learning are essential parts of the educational system. However, more and more schools are dismissing rigorous individual learning and testing. Authorities are implementing more teamwork among young people, which is a very good thing in my opinion. Hopefully, that trend will continue in the future as well.
A
good
education is the most valuable asset a person can have. One can become well-educated
only
through
hard
work and
a lot of
effort. It is a process that lasts for a person’s whole lifetime, which
starts
at an early age. A large part of it
comes
from the
school
period,
so
naturally
, teachers and professors in
schools
question themselves what is the best and most efficient way their
students
can learn about a specific matter.
Some
people
think
studying in
groups
is better, while
some
think
students
should study
individually
. I
think
a
good
education
comes
with a mix of both of these things.
However
, I believe that
group
learning
needs to be more encouraged.
Since the beginning of human civilization, our achievements and advancements have always
come
from a
group
effort. Rarely does one person achieve great things completely by himself. Even when
famous
scientists came to revolutionary conclusions in their field, they
mostly
relied on work done by less known experts who
lived
before
them. Greatness
simply
brings too much load for an individual to carry,
because
it is in our nature to work together as a unit. Having this in mind, I
think
school
programs should emphasize
students
learning
and working together. It
makes
learning
more efficient and fun
because
students
interact and discuss with each other.
Furthermore
, teamwork in
schools
will prepare them for their future careers or jobs in which
skills
which
are required
for working as an organized
group
are a necessity.
Nevertheless
, self-learning is
important
as well
.
Some
skills
are difficult to learn in a
group
and need to
be exercised
until one has obtained and understood them on a deeper level. It might be
hard
for mentors to distinguish if
some
student
in their
class
has not learned the matter
properly
or completely,
so
I
think
students
should
still
devote
some
of their time on self-learning and self-testing.
I
think
that both self-learning and
group
learning
are essential parts of the educational system.
However
, more and more
schools
are dismissing rigorous individual
learning
and testing. Authorities are implementing more teamwork among young
people
, which is a
very
good
thing in my opinion.
Hopefully
, that trend will continue in the future
as well
.