DOES SCHOOL PLAN UNDERSTUDIES FOR THE LONG RUN?

Argumentative writing

3 December 30, 1899 OF OCTOBER 2021

RANA SHAHIN (11-A)
Al Shola American School
Does school plan understudies for the long run?

What is the effect of project-based learning and the traditional

educational system? Learners shall see the world in terms of
possibilities and solutions instead of theories, facts, and formulas,
since they might not be well prepared for their future and might face a
load of problems afterward. For the following reason, standardized
tests fail to measure how well the students can apply the knowledge
they acquire to real-life situations. Moreover, this is why lots of
students find it frustrating when it comes to deciding what they are
going to study in college.

Researches have indicated that standardized test scores reflect more

about students' ability to take tests than about their actual
understanding and ability to apply the subject matter, which
demonstrates and illustrates the effect regarding such ways of
grading.

Project-based learning is one of the most successful and effective yet

the least used in teaching since it allows students to discover the world
in real terms and in a more practical way.

The conventional educational method, which is also known as the

teaching to test method, is the most common and traditional way of
teaching used all over the world. However, few actually think about the
consequences of such actions that should be unauthorized in
educational systems.

Customary education is not only ordinary it’s nothing but also a waste
of time and money; by reason of far classrooms and the cost of trips,
it also inhibits students from living their teenage lives worried about
their future and not being on the right track, which are all factors
that can have a bad influence on tutees and their education.
Secondly, the one-way flow of education that causes teachers to
continuously talk without knowing the students’ level of understanding
or feedback which leads them to memorize rather than understand as
a result of more emphasis given on theories without any practical and
daily situations.

"It's clear from the results that a lot of Americans aren't as

confident as they'd like to be when it comes to many day-to-day life
skills, including how to file their own taxes," said Heather Watts,
senior vice president and general manager of digital at H & R Block.
Education should travel on a new road that fits their future as well as
it must become more impactful and useful.

A survey conducted by the Association of American Colleges and

Universities (AACU) found that only 55 percent of students attending
high school feel prepared to enter the real world.

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — anyone who has ever sat in calculus class,

thinking, “When am I ever going to use this?” may actually have a point.
A new survey says the average American uses just 37 percent of the
information they learn in school.

A new survey highlights the disconnect between high school and the
real world thus indicates that American high schools are not doing
enough to make students future-ready beyond academic settings.
#RethinkEd

Moreover, the unlink students feel between what is expected in the

classroom and what they perceive are the demand of the real world is a
recent phenomenon.
Lamentably, the high school curriculum narrowly concentrates on
academic success rather than life fortuning which leads to limited
knowledge and life experience.

There is a multi-way transfer of knowledge that can be used in order

to be more practical and conceptual, as well as interactive and engaging.

Schools help you get into a college; nonetheless, they do not prepare
you for the life ahead of you, and so many students and fresh
graduates have trouble saving money and even paying their bills.
Schools focus on teaching theories and concepts and do not focus on
teaching students how to react in practical situations.

For the following reasons, not only that schools don’t plan understudies
for the long run, but it also plagues them in view of the fact that they
should master all educational skills, which inhibits them from asking
questions feared by being judged for not knowing the answer, which
holds a lot of students back from questioning their teachers, especially
when it comes to good students owing to the fact that teachers build a
trustful relationship with them and are shocked when he or she asks a
question that might sound moronic or doltish.

Working collaboratively and innovative rather than memorizing is a

great way of learning, as well as it’s a helpful way to study and be well
prepared for your life ahead.
The modern teaching method can be an effectively used system in the
view of the fact that learners learn through interactions with the
community and outer world, which then creates an independent student
with many life experiences.

As AI becomes increasingly important, the job market will experience a

great shift. Nevertheless, we should flexibly thrive on a planet with
limited resources through real-time investors.
There are unlimited ways of increasing your productivity, such as:
targeting your goals, setting deadlines, listening to effective and
constructive people, including quotes on a daily basis, and achieving
your biggest tasks when you’re most alert.

People are also in need of developing their soft skills such as

dependability, adaptability, flexibility, leadership, teamwork, and
effective communication, in order to meet the requirements of the
future job market.
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This can be a helpful way to develop and learn new skills if the
surrounding atmosphere around you is not supportive enough to help
you do that.

Real-world open-ended problems is another way that affects your

productivity as a student, since it teaches learners how to solve
complex problems, to communicate and share their ideas as well as how
to connect their knowledge to the real world.

All in all, the teaching to test is being used as an educational worldwide

system that no longer prepares students for the rapidly changing job
market, which also means that new jobs will exist in the future.
However, the requirements in the job markets will change. Therefore,
people should be in constant self-development in order to enroll and
live under such conditions.
Students should be given free and flexible schedules to explore their
passions and be able to apply their knowledge to real-life situations and
issues.

According to a report by LinkedIn by 2022, technology is expected to

have displaced 75 million jobs globally. However, AI can not replace the
human capabilities that require the soft skills of humans; yet, people
must be future-focused and limberly face complex situations that
require problem-solving skills.

To sum up everything, project-based learning is one of the most

superlative teaching techniques that can be used to ensure a better
future full of innovation and productivity. Furthermore, it decodes the
difficulty and muddle caused by the traditional way of teaching.

In whatever way do you think education will take place as a new form in
the future?