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Without
supporting the acquisition of knowledge for its own sake, our
options become dangerously limited. We will live in an age of
continued darkness, unable to distinguish the shadow of the
uncertain, from the veil of the unknown. And, it is from this that
we can assess the true power of a good education. If nothing else,
it enables us to pull aside that veil, to caste a light upon the
morass of ignorance. I am personally and professionally committed to
this vision, and I have every reason to believe that this is a
achievable objective. Since institution’s education need not
interfere with life’s education, knowledge should be revered. While
learning is a skill, education is unto oneself.
What
shape the school of the future will take is amorphous, but most
educators and observers agree that the future school will go
electronic. Computers will become an essential ingredient in the
recipe for an effective school of the future. Students will see and
hear teachers on computers, with "remote learning" - the trend of
tomorrow. Accessing "classrooms" on their home computers, students
will learn at times most convenient for them. Yet some attendance at
an actual school will be required to help students develop
appropriate social skills.
The students will use
multimedia computers, printers, CD-ROMs, laserdiscs, VCRs, video
editing machines, cable television, online services, and telephones
- simple but effective research tools.
The
main goal working towards future schools involve the creation and
maintenance of educational system that improves by selecting the
most effective teaching practices. The mission will be to:
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identify the most effective teaching approaches, techniques, and
ideologies,
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encourage innovations and their adaptation to specific
circumstances,
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Assist the creation of a community of parents and teachers who
support each other in improving schools.
And
working towards future schools will contribute to the creation of
model schools which will stand for:
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"equity and excellence,"
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teaching of basic skills combined with creative problem-solving,
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respect for individual values as well as diversity,
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Preparation for democracy as well as a world economy.
Whatever the configuration of a school of the future will be,
technologies will always a huge part of it. The school days when
computers meant word processing or playing games are already behind
us. Yet no matter how great part computers and other technologies
play in the school of the future, it will only a means to the
greater end of enabling students to learn through interaction with
various aspects of life.
With My Best Wishes,
Director - S. JAGJIT SINGH
Modern Secular Public School,
Malerkotla
Cell : +91-92162-41301
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