The second project was about how our ideal school
would be. To fulfil it, we made videos with the theory to explain our point of
view and the characteristics of our ideal school. The teacher asked us to
answer the following questions: what are the main ideas? What did you like
best? Is it creative?
Now I'm going to answer these questions, related to
each group:
Futupasta:
The
main ideas of their video were that the school should be a place where you can
express yourself, learning with the cooperative learning. Trust each other was
also very important. The school should take into account the diversity and be
equal for everybody, being as inclusive place while understanding each other
points of views and learning by multiple ways, letting them choose. We have to
open our minds to the new methods, for example, learning by playing. All the
kids must have the right to learn and this learning should be focus on their
necessities and it is also important learning by experience.
The
teacher should be scaffolding for the students, a guider; and they keep on
learning. One more important thing is the good communication between students
and teachers.
The
building was divided in different floors, one for Kindergarten (with special
places) and the others for Primary Education. The playground is in the centre
and there are green spaces, sport facilities, as a swimming pool o a gym, an
assembly hall, an IT room, a kitchen, a lab, a library, places for study, a
special place of teachers to share their experiences.
It was
creative because they decided to create their video with a chapter of “Futurama”
and the result was pretty good. What I like the best is the way they mix the
theory with the chapter making a fun and entertaining video.
Rigatoni's
angels:
The
main ideas of their video were that it is very important a good communication
between the school and the parents, the use books should be less used, a change
of the quantity of homework is very necessary because they should have less,
and one very important thing, the political parties should agree in the laws of
education. The classes should be experimental, not focus only on the content.
The methodology needs a change, and we should introduce and use more the IT.
The teachers have to be training to
understand and know the new methodology and more personal resources are
required. The teachers also are the guiders.
The
classes also should have less students and educational resources. The cooperative
learning should be taking into account and also the diversity in the classroom,
with an equal environment where the differences and the participation are
stimulated. Children should work in groups because it develops their personal
skills and they learn to respect each other. They can have fun while they
learn. It is also important do trips or assemblies to put things in common.
There
are three buildings where they divided the classes and the spaces for students
or teachers, with special resources for people with disabilities, and a
library, labs, swimming pool, football, basketball, assembly hall, nursing,
cafeteria, the kitchen, the offices of the teachers, playground and green
zones.
La banda del patio:
The
main ideas are the free food as in Finland; teachers have to believe in their
students. Trust is essential between teachers, students and parents. The school
should be an inclusive place, adapting the curriculum as each school wants.
Students should learn by cooperative learning and the critical thinking, thanks
to the instructional triangle. The teachers should take into account the
process not only the final note. There has to be a teacher’s community.
The
school should have sports facilities, a swimming pool, a gym and a vegetable
patch. The principal building is divided for the students and teachers. There
is also a kitchen, a library, facilities for people with disabilities, green
spaces, a lift.
The
differents:
They
create a funny video with a part from “The Simpsons” and they talk about the
problems in class, as for the bad behaviour of the teachers, that don’t pay
enough attention to the students. And also that they work individually. They
also show their school with facilities for the children. They do a practical
video with a song and I think that this a very good method to teach the
children, because they learn by having fun.
The Rolkids:
Main
ideas: Firs of all, one phrase that appeared in the paper they gave us was
“Tell me and I forget, show me and I remember, involve me and I learn”. That
means that there has to be a good communication between students and teachers,
who should be train and learning constantly. They talk about the inclusive school
that offers different types of learning and takes into account the different
characteristics of the children. Another interesting idea was that the children
should be the creators of their own learning and that the IT should have a huge
presence.
The school should have facilities for
people with disabilities, labs, meeting rooms, exhibit spaces. What I like the
most was that we should give the opportunity to the children to put in practice
what they have learn in their homes, this makes stronger learning, because they
mix it with the experience. They also talk about the educational triangle, that
is very important to take into account because teachers, students and the
content are equal, if one is missing, the others cannot work properly.
What I like most was the school the made
with “The Sims” and the video of the deft kid, that talks about the barriers
that exists and that, if we want to, we can break this barriers and create an
inclusive environment, focus on the diversity and the differences, telling the
kids that they are special and equal despite their differences.
