{"id":3863,"date":"2020-07-29T17:32:33","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T15:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/?post_type=article&p=3863"},"modified":"2020-07-29T17:32:33","modified_gmt":"2020-07-29T15:32:33","slug":"fejn-sejra-l-edukazzjoni-taghna","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/article\/fejn-sejra-l-edukazzjoni-taghna\/","title":{"rendered":"Where is our education system leading to?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The\u00a0<\/span>education<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>system<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0Malta\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>too<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>based<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>on<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>what<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>scholastic<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>or<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>academic<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>What<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>matters<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0Malta\u00a0<\/span>are<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>certificates<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>Students<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>are<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>still<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>acting<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>like<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>robots<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>memorizing<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>syllabus<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>they<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>think<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>will<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>come<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>out<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>exam<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>papers<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>There<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>no<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>indication<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>learning<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>li<\/span>f<\/span>e<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>skills<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>Students<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>are<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>not<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>assimilating<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>basic<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>things<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>they<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>that<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>need<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>use<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>throughout<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>their<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>lives<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>To<\/span>\u00a0name a\u00a0<\/span>few<\/span>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/span>how<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>many<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>students<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>know<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>how<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Parliament<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>works<\/span>?\u00a0<\/span>What<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>do<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>they<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>know<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>about<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Constitution<\/span>\u00a0of Malta?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The\u00a0<\/span>pandemic<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>that<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>we<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>have<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>just<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>experienced<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>has<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>seen<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>learning<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>tak<\/span>ing<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>place<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>virtually<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>Love<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>it<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>or<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>loathe<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>it<\/span>, I\u00a0<\/span>think<\/span>\u00a0online\u00a0<\/span>learning<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>here<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>stay<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>Prospective<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>t<\/span>eachers<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>should<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>henceforth<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>be<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>prepared<\/span>\u00a0for\u00a0<\/span>this<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>when<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>they<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>read<\/span>\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0<\/span>degree<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Education<\/span>\u00a0at\u00a0<\/span>University<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>Bright<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>students<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>will<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>not<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>be<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>affected<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>by<\/span>\u00a0online\u00a0<\/span>learning<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>it<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>will<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>not<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>hinder<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>them<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>course<\/span>\u00a0o<\/span>f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>their<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>studies<\/span>;\u00a0<\/span>on<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>other<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>hand<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>students<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>who<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>are<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>weak<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>academically<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>are<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>not<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>monitored<\/span>\u00a0at\u00a0<\/span>home<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>will<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>continue<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>regress<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Teachers<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>have<\/span>\u00a0a\u00a0<\/span>curriculum<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>follow<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>some<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>may<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>not<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>have<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>time<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>help<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>students<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>who<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>are<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>not<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>faring<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>well<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>Nevertheless<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>with<\/span>\u00a0online\u00a0<\/span>education<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>this<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>issue<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>could<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>be<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>solved<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>because<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>teacher<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>would<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>be<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>able<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>help<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>on<\/span>\u00a0a\u00a0<\/span>one-to-one<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>basis<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>Each<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>lesson<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>can<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>take<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>place<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>as<\/span>\u00a0a\u00a0<\/span>webinar<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>whereby<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>students<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>teachers<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>can<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>communicate<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>discuss<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>together<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>all<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>this<\/span>, I\u00a0<\/span>think<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>it<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>would<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>n<\/span>o<\/span>t<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>be<\/span>\u00a0a\u00a0<\/span>bad<\/span>\u00a0idea\u00a0for\u00a0<\/span>Primary<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Secondary<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>students<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>meet<\/span>,\u00a0at\u00a0<\/span>least<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>once<\/span>\u00a0a\u00a0<\/span>week<\/span>,\u00a0for\u00a0sports\u00a0<\/span>or<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>other<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>practical<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>lessons<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>such<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>as<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>life<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>skills<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>However<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>teachers<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>will<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>have<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>completely<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>change<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>their<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>method<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>style<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>they<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>are<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>accustomed<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>To<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>me<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>here<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>lies<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>biggest<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>hurdle<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>telework<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>proved<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>successful<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>many<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>workplaces<\/span>, online\u00a0<\/span>learning<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>can<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>also<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>lead<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>positive<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>results<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>We<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>are<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>not<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>saying<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>that<\/span>\u00a0online\u00a0<\/span>learning<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>should<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>happen<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>during<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>next<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>scholastic<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>year<\/span>, but\u00a0<\/span>we<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>have<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>get<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>there<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>some<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>way<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>or<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>another<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>future<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u00a0<\/span>am<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>not<\/span>\u00a0an\u00a0<\/span>eduactor<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>so<\/span>\u00a0I\u00a0<\/span>cannot<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>visualize<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>all<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0problems\u00a0<\/span>that<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>can<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>arise<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>with<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>online\u00a0<\/span>learning<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>system<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>However<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>one<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>must<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>also<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>look<\/span>\u00a0at\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>positive<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>effects<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>that<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>system<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>offers<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>general<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>With<\/span>\u00a0online\u00a0<\/span>learning<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>we<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>can<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>reduce<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>among<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>other<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>things<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>traffic<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>congestions<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>pollution<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Nowadays<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>several<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>tools<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>are<\/span>\u00a0at\u00a0<\/span>our<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>disposal<\/span>:\u00a0<\/span>lap<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>tops<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>smartphones<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>WiFi<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>infrastructure<\/span>.\u00a0The\u00a0<\/span>think<\/span>-tank\u00a0<\/span>created<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>by<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Government<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>could<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>study<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>this<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>possibility<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>Unfortunately<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>students<\/span>\u00a0(<\/span>not<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>just<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>teachers<\/span>)\u00a0<\/span>were<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>not<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>involved<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>process<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>addition<\/span>, Malta\u00a0<\/span>must<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>also<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>look<\/span>\u00a0at\u00a0<\/span>learning<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>systems<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>such<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>as<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>those<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>applied<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0Finland,\u00a0<\/span>Norway<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0Japan.\u00a0<\/span>In<\/span>\u00a0Finland,\u00a0for\u00a0<\/span>example<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>no<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>particular<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>topics<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>exist<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>Maths<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>History<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Geography<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>classes<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>are<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>amalgamated<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>meetings<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>that<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>childen<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>attend<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>during<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>week<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>In<\/span>\u00a0Japan,\u00a0<\/span>pupils<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>learn<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>grow<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>vegetables<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>how<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>do<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>maintenance<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>work<\/span>\u00a0at\u00a0<\/span>home<\/span>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/span>appropriate<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>skills<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>that<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>children<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>will<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>find<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>useful<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>after<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>finishing<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>their<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>formal<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>education<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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