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In 2002 we will start 'integrated learning' in schooling. Most of teachers pay much attention to it. But we has so many interpretation of it that we can't know its exact significance both at practical and theoretical levels. One says that 'integrated learning' is a new type of moral education. Other says it is one way of learnings to develop the abilities and skills to live in changing soceity. The purpose of this paper is to clarify the reason and the background we need 'integrated learning' in schooling, to examine the relation between it and moral education, and to create the new vision of education. I think the serious situation of schooling requires the changeover of the old education Dewey have ever criticized. Many classrooms today are still based on the so-called transmission model. A knowledgeable teacher presents a core of information and/or skills which students are expected to learn and practise. Direct teaching is the predominant instructional mode. The frequency of use of the transmission model often increases with the age of the students. In this paper I would like to emphasize the importance of examining 'integrated learning' through recognizing such a reality of schooling. This learning is not a subject but whole activities in a very different learning experiences. By experiencing this learning, in my view, children will be allowed to think deeply by themselves, to express their ideas freely, and to work with others to build their understanding of difficult problems. Gradually they will begin to prepare themselves to participate more meaningfully in the society of the future. |
