Principles of Effective Education
These principles of effective education can be observed wherever good education is at work.
Creating a Relationship of Trust
Ask any learner, and he or she can tell you of someone who made a difference in their learning, the mentor or guide who made a lasting impression on their knowledge and on their lives. When children learn within a nurturing relationship with a mentor, the outcome is a developed capacity for relationship building, teamwork, and conflict resolution that will serve them throughout their education and, in fact, throughout life.
Connecting Learning with the Child’s Experience
Interest is the fundamental key to learning anything. It is important for the teacher to take into consideration the child’s interest and life experiences, and to know how to connect subject matter to the child, so that he or she is interested in it and can make sense of it. This helps to create a learning environment where children welcome, remember and make use of what they learn.
Acknowledging the Ways in Which Children Learn and Develop
There are some pretty basic and simple observations about the way a child learns, that almost go without saying. Children approach learning in their own unique ways, and have different styles of learning. Learning is a natural activity for children; they are inquisitive, carefully observe and want to learn more about what they observe. Children approach learning whole and explore all its aspects. And the relationship they have with their teachers is important to the learning process.
On this website, you will find resources elaborating these principles, and their outcomes, with suggestions for the kind of learning environment needed to achieve them.
