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Slow Education: less test-focused, personalised schooling

2015-06-12 9 Dailymotion

In this edition of Learning World, we have travelled the world to find out more about a movement that is trying to encourage more personal learning at school and less focus on tests.<br /><br /> Discover so-called slow education in this edition of Learning World.<br /><br /> Spain: time to learn<br /><br /> You may have heard of the slow food movement, a backlash against industrialised fast food. But what about slow education? The campaign began in the UK and the US but the philosophy is now being incorporated around the world.<br /><br /> Learning World travelled to Spain to find out more from a leading expert who has written a book about slow education.<br /><br /> China: old style schools<br /><br /> Chinese education has a reputation for being highly competitive, with many pupils opting for expensive private classes to stay ahead. But there are people returning to a more traditional approach.<br /><br /> This report visits a school in the south of the country that is one of the very first old-style schools operating in China. <br /><br /> Japan: the slow ge

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