The Future Demands of Education in Fijian Classrooms
Manpreet Kaur, Sanjaleen Prasad · IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science · 2017
The education system in Fiji by far constitutes the punitive approaches of teaching using chalk and blackboard and is usually teacher-centered.The Ministry of Education is continuously pressing on the need to incorporate innovation in the teaching pedagogies and shifting from teacher-centered to student-centered.Education for the future will have to change.Some secondary schools have switched to teaching using whiteboards, interactive boards and even the social media and internet.This is a promising move as it enhances student interaction and engagement.Presently, the secondary students are digital natives primarily engaged with the many gadgets they own.Imagine using these gadgets to teach them.The use of cell phones, laptops, internet and social media sites will definitely boost the achievement level and will also enhance the retention rate.This paper argues that future education simply demands a transition from the traditional one sided talk to a modern interactive approach.Not only this, it calls for a reform in the curriculum from a strict focus on the textbooks to what is happening around in the world, that is, incorporating the global events in the curriculum to still teach the skills required.