Open Education

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Open Education

Between 1967 and 1976, the ideas and practices of open education spread rapidly
across the United States. Even today the idea of open education is still growing
in popularity. Since it was just beginning to gain popularity in 1967, parents
and teachers swarmed to workshops in hopes of better understanding the open
concept. Many schools were switching over to an open philosophy. News of the
successful educational style fanned the flames of many disbelievers. Many
questions still remained about open education. What did children do? What did
teachers do? Much earlier on, there was an effort to prevent the progression of
open education. During the 1920 through 30's, private schools were set up to
maintain a teacher's power and keep kids as her pupils. People wanted a new
model of education and the open school model slowly replaced it. In the 60's
there was a critical push for open education. The American population had
reached a higher level of consciousness about our social and educational system.
Yet, one question left people doubtful of open education. How can you
"prove" that open education works? People were worried about
educational change, because it could be devastating and expensive. It was never
proven that open education worked, but more money was spent on workshops,
teaching methods, and curricula to create more acceptance of open education. The
word was also debated for a long time, because of the many different meanings.
Was it opportunity? Relationships? Sharing? It was unknown. Finally, the word
was decided apon--open. Open was trendy for the times. As Lydia A. H. Smith from
Simmons College wrote "Open education is an approach to education that is
open to change." As I have gone through open education, I have noticed
differences in teachers. Teachers are not the typical drone model. Open
education dropped the workbooks and lecture style learning and picked up
discussion and hands-on developmental learning. An idea following this change in
classroom materials and teaching styles was the position a teacher held in a
classroom. No longer were they the directors that made everything this way or
that, but teachers were now facilitators that would ease one's way through the
educational system. Education is not just studying about, but about being. The
word about never gave you the eyes to see being. In the US the open educational
philosophy was spreading rapidly, in Britain primary schools were in a great
push towards the movement fo...

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