Conventional Education
Sometimes refered to as '
traditional education', '
school education', '
textbook education' or even 'schoolbook
education', conventional education is a method of teaching, which is at the root of by far most modern schools. It puts a high emphasis on
textbook knowledge and
repetition of facts. A second emphasis is on
discipline, though this particular aspect of the
method has seen a steady decline during the last decades.
In theory, the rapid improvements within
psychology and especially
cognitive science have cleared the way for alternate forms and
philosophies in
education, and most
teachers being educated today have a deep
knowledge and moral
incentives to implement these findings to create a 'New School', in which
discipline and
repetition take a back seat to
creative thinking and respect for individual
motivation. However, both teachers and students often cite
bureaucratic and
academic inflexibility as an overwhelming obstacle to this end. As a consequence, 'conventional' education is often the Bad Guy of educational design, and most schools etc. try to apply different improved methods. None seem to set a new, broad standard yet, though.