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Teachers to be replaced by apps

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noblegiraffe · 10/02/2018 12:38

Your school can't get a Spanish teacher to teach A-level? No worries, how about a 1 hour weekly webinar and 4 hours of working on an app?

Soon to be extended to maths, physics and any other subject the government can't be bothered to find a solution to the shortage of (like decent pay and conditions). Oh, and you'll be paying Pearson for it.

www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-news/exclusive-schools-consider-virtual-a-levels-dont-need-classroom

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Rosieposy4 · 14/02/2018 00:03

Situp
There is also loads of research to suggest that the currebt push of getting students to research the answer for themselves is counter productive to learning and good old didayinput gives far better results,

Rosieposy4 · 14/02/2018 00:04

Ffs
Current
Didactic input

Julie8008 · 14/02/2018 00:55

KittyVonCatsington Seriously, your implying just shut up and believe what the 'teachers' say? I respect the expert views teachers on here give but I will not just stop asking questions/commenting, its a discussion forum.

As I am not a teacher I dont know what a teacher in 2018 calls the book that their students write text in. My apologies for calling it a text book.

KittyVonCatsington · 14/02/2018 07:37

I’m not implying anything of the sort Julie, I promise! It is just the quick fire nature of your many questions whenever anyone posts seemed as if you were goading, so I apologise for getting that wrong. The irony of missing the tone and point of text on a screen is not lost on me with this thread!

In addition, my backstory is (and of course you weren’t to know this) is that over the years, I have seen many many new IT packages for education, made by people who have never set foot in a classroom, yet charge schools extortionate amounts to implement a software program that simply just doesn’t work to provide an all rounded education for our children, despite their claims. To use these alongside other methods is generally fine but once an organisation sees and promotes an opportunity to exploit a niche problem purely for financial gain and claim it will solve everything, then I just know it’s bull.

I am also sorry that I assumed you knew what a Text book was (a published book with information) as opposed to an Exercise book. I’ve genuinely never heard an Exercise book be referred to as anything else - it’s not just a 2018 thing.

liloland · 14/02/2018 08:47

Boneyback I'm not sure what you're suggesting. Obviously the choice to study for his specific A levels is his.
He is very good at maths. Further maths will support his university prospects. Without it he wil be at a disadvantage. His school doesn't offer it, so he studies online. He's not alone- there are plenty of other students online with him.

physicskate · 14/02/2018 09:32

Haven't read the whole thread - but has anyone mentioned the project to teach remedial maths to American university students via an online course?? The pass rates were significantly lower than similar students taking teacher lead courses...

It wasn't the whole university online, just a single remedial course...

BoneyBackJefferson · 14/02/2018 09:37

liloland

My point is that these apps only have value if the pupils/students want to do the subject and have the drive and goals to persevere with the work.

Giving a secondary school pupil an app and saying get on with it will only work for those that want to do it.

The other pupils will need to be coerced in to doing it.

noblegiraffe · 14/02/2018 11:30

Further maths is an interesting one. The students who study Further Maths online do it through the Further Maths Support Programme who offer live online tuition, live interactive lectures and so on for students who can't study further maths because their school doesn't offer it and they can't arrange tuition at a nearby college who offers it. Doing it completely online is the least-favoured option.

And the most important thing is, it's free to schools. It's not lining the pockets of Pearson.

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noblegiraffe · 14/02/2018 11:59

My mistake, just had a look, there is a charge for the live stuff, but the videos and resources are free to schools.

Incidentally, the DfE is looking like it might shut down the FMSP.

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liloland · 14/02/2018 17:48

Boneyback I see what you mean now. Yes that makes sense.

The DfE is looking like it might shut down the FMSP

That'll work out well for children in Grammar Schools - narrows down the competition for Uni places.

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