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Day 2 LTTA2

Created by Anita SIMAC
Last updated by Anita SIMAC 1 year 8 months ago
A visit to the partner school in Westerlo.
The school implements the Dalton Plan:
The place of work in teaching and the classroom as the dominant work 
space, smaller collective forms, pairs and individuals are introduced 
as functional pedagogical units in specialized classrooms, laboratories 
and cabinets.
The student is completely oriented towards individual work, he chooses 
teaching content according to his possibilities and motives, he studies 
independently or with a mentor.
The method individualizes student work, independence, creativity and 
responsibility, but opponents see in it extreme individualism in student
education; abandoned even before World War 2.
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The basis of the work plan consists of three structures: the house, the 
task and the laboratory.
The house is a classroom that looks like a family home.
Students are assigned age-appropriate tasks, and it is the children's 
responsibility to complete these tasks with quality and on time. 
In this way, they learn to use their time efficiently and plan their 
studies.
The laboratory provides students with the opportunity to become more 
and more independent in their research, and at the end they themselves 
conduct research on topics that interest them. One subject teacher is 
responsible for each of them. The laboratories are equipped with 
literature and didactic material with a special section for research 
work.
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