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| Adolescent years are some of the most personally challenging and traumatic years we’ll ever face in our lives. Our bodies experience biological and physiological changes, our emotions go through constant fluctuations, and our mental wellness is tried on a continuous basis because of our changing hormones. In addition to this, our psychological developmental task during these is to begin creating our own identity and breaking away from the ones our parents created for us. It’s a time during which we’re in between childhood and adulthood, and in which we can safely begin wading through the waters of adult responsibilities without totally being held accountable for them. | | Adolescent years are some of the most personally challenging and traumatic years we’ll ever face in our lives. Our bodies experience biological and physiological changes, our emotions go through constant fluctuations, and our mental wellness is tried on a continuous basis because of our changing hormones. In addition to this, our psychological developmental task during these is to begin creating our own identity and breaking away from the ones our parents created for us. It’s a time during which we’re in between childhood and adulthood, and in which we can safely begin wading through the waters of adult responsibilities without totally being held accountable for them. |
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− | By and large, this self-identity relies heavily on our peer relationships - the groups we fit into and hope to be included in, the ways others think of us, and the ways we perceive ourselves based on those of these influences. Adolescence is a time for us to also develop our senses of right and wrong and truth and falsehood. It is during these years that we begin asking ourselves the “big” questions and thinking about the larger world around us and our place therein. We take risks largely because our cognitive capacities for decision-making aren’t fully developed yet, and push the boundaries of what we once thought was possible. All this is good and healthy, and should be encouraged. | + | By and large, this self-identity relies heavily on our peer relationships - the groups we fit into and hope to be included in, the ways others think of us, and the ways we perceive ourselves based on those of these influences. Adolescence is a time for us to also develop our senses of right and wrong and truth and falsehood. It is during these years that we begin asking ourselves the “big” questions and thinking about the larger world around us and our place therein. We take risks largely because our cognitive capacities for decision-making aren’t fully developed yet, and push the boundaries of what we once thought was possible. All this is good and healthy, and should be encouraged. Thus, what role does education and learning play at the developmental stage? How can adolescent self awareness and independence facilitate their learning experiences? |
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| === Breaking Barriers of Education === | | === Breaking Barriers of Education === |
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| [[File: Indigenous ways of knowing.png|350px|thumb|right|<span style="color:blue">Biascope</span> has helped educators in overcoming the criticisms of Indigenous Ways of Knowing by reducing subjective assessments in educators. This image is from ''Indigenous Ways of Knowing'' pedagogies of an Ontario elementary school online text, as a key component of the curriculum.]] | | [[File: Indigenous ways of knowing.png|350px|thumb|right|<span style="color:blue">Biascope</span> has helped educators in overcoming the criticisms of Indigenous Ways of Knowing by reducing subjective assessments in educators. This image is from ''Indigenous Ways of Knowing'' pedagogies of an Ontario elementary school online text, as a key component of the curriculum.]] |
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− | Until the 2030s, the education system relied heavily on standardized tests, where every subject in every grade and school will be assessed through question and answer test formats. However, now, with the support of <span style="color:blue">Biascope's</span> technology, the education system has moved towards fewer standardized testing and more collaborative tasks that asses a student’s progress. Some educators who teach subjects like "Mathematics through Art" and "Geographical Politics" have completely shifted away from standardized testing. Students are now far more self-aware and self-reliant since using this technology, which has helped identify their own biases at an early stage of development. Most of the current research has shown that self awareness, especially of implicit biases, and self-reliance in education has resulted in young people becoming more empathetic as they grow into adulthood. Additionally, as a result of more self-awareness and self-inquiry, the power dynamics that existed between teachers and students in the 2020s and 2030s is now disrupted. Through combining culturally responsive pedagogies and Indigenous Ways of Knowing, students and educators work together to co-construct multiple methods that are focused more on meaningful learning unlike in the past where passing the course was the primary objective for students. Indigenous ways of knowing represented in today's curriculum involves narrative-driven learning, visualised learning plans, hands-on and reflective techniques, use of symbols and metaphors, land-based learning, synergistic logic, scaffolded genre mastery, and connectedness to community. Some of the major criticisms for this learning included the heightened risk for teacher bias and subjectivity in assessing learning. However with the technology of <span style="color:blue">Biascope</span>, this subjectivity has been overcome today. | + | Until the 2030s, the education system relied heavily on standardized tests, where every subject in every grade and school will be assessed through question and answer test formats. However, now, with the support of <span style="color:blue">Biascope's</span> technology, the education system has moved towards fewer standardized testing and more collaborative tasks that asses a student’s progress. Some educators who teach subjects like "Mathematics through Art" and "Geographical Politics" have completely shifted away from standardized testing. Students are now far more self-aware and self-reliant since using this technology, which has helped identify their own biases at an early stage of development. Most of the current research has shown that key components of social-emotional learning (SEL) such as self awareness, especially of implicit biases, and self-reliance in education has resulted in young people becoming more empathetic as they grow into adulthood. Additionally, as a result of more self-awareness and self-inquiry, the power dynamics that existed between teachers and students in the 2020s and 2030s is now disrupted. Through combining culturally responsive pedagogies and Indigenous Ways of Knowing, students and educators work together to co-construct multiple methods that are focused more on meaningful learning unlike in the past where passing the course was the primary objective for students. Indigenous ways of knowing represented in today's curriculum involves narrative-driven learning, visualised learning plans, hands-on and reflective techniques, use of symbols and metaphors, land-based learning, synergistic logic, scaffolded genre mastery, and connectedness to community. Some of the major criticisms for this learning included the heightened risk for teacher bias and subjectivity in assessing learning. However with the technology of <span style="color:blue">Biascope</span>, this subjectivity has been overcome today. |
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| Thus, <span style="color:blue">Biascope</span> has facilitated a collaborative learning environment for teachers and learners where student input is a key component of today's education. With this shift of culture in education <span style="color:blue">Biascope</span> holds the promise of encouraging more independent, self reliant, and empathetic generations in the future. Furthermore, with education being completely global now and what was considered "remote" learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 is now known as just learning. Students from all over the world have much fewer barriers to pursue education from different countries and cultures and with this expanse of globalization, new biases emerging is seen as inevitable according to the research article, ''"Analysing the Difference Between Escaping and Facing Implicit Biases"'' by Dan et al (2052). Therefore, <span style="color:blue">Biascope</span> has been instrumental in shedding light to newly forming biases by helping individuals overcome cultural barriers and motivating them to work on such barriers towards maintaining healthy relationships with one another. | | Thus, <span style="color:blue">Biascope</span> has facilitated a collaborative learning environment for teachers and learners where student input is a key component of today's education. With this shift of culture in education <span style="color:blue">Biascope</span> holds the promise of encouraging more independent, self reliant, and empathetic generations in the future. Furthermore, with education being completely global now and what was considered "remote" learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 is now known as just learning. Students from all over the world have much fewer barriers to pursue education from different countries and cultures and with this expanse of globalization, new biases emerging is seen as inevitable according to the research article, ''"Analysing the Difference Between Escaping and Facing Implicit Biases"'' by Dan et al (2052). Therefore, <span style="color:blue">Biascope</span> has been instrumental in shedding light to newly forming biases by helping individuals overcome cultural barriers and motivating them to work on such barriers towards maintaining healthy relationships with one another. |
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| '''Reporter:''' Thank you for sharing your perspective officer. We will be back with more on this topic once <span style="color:blue">Biascope</span> gets back to us, hopefully soon. | | '''Reporter:''' Thank you for sharing your perspective officer. We will be back with more on this topic once <span style="color:blue">Biascope</span> gets back to us, hopefully soon. |
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