Escuela Nueva: the education of the future?

A way of understanding learning that gives importance to creativity and initiative.

The New School was born in Europe, in the 20th century, as a critique of the traditional Authoritarian School, which is still in force today, in spite of the continuous changes and educational reforms. which is still in force today, in spite of the continuous changes and educational reforms. It criticizes the traditional way of schooling, where the student is a passive being, who only receives information and repetitive, non-creative reinforcement.

The Escuela Nueva aims to focus on the child's to focus on the child's interest and to develop his or her abilities, making the student an active being of the school.making the student an active being in his learning. It is about "learning by doing". It is about the child having a direct experience, stimulating his thinking and possessing the information through observations, obtaining solutions to the problem and putting them into practice. Therefore, it promotes active, cooperative, participatory and personalized learning, centered on the learner, through dialogue and participation.

Teaching methodology of the New School

It is a free and active teaching in which the teacher takes into account the student's point of view. The teacher limits himself to correcting mistakes and giving "feedback" to his students, letting them be the ones to ask the questions. It also eliminates the limitation of learning in a single classroom or timetable, where the student has to be seated and in silence. The child can, and should, move around the environment around them exploring the different places. And it involves their parents and environment (outside the school) in the learning process.

It eliminates the power-submission dynamic of teachers making the tutor an affectionate and helpful figure. Leaving all the power of self-government in the children, making them understand that they need the elaboration of a series of rules to improve their learning and development.

Learning styles

Nowadays, we know that people do not have a unique way of learning, but that each person learns in a different way. Today, seven different learning styles are known, and the style that works for us is not necessarily good for someone else. The types of learning are as follows:

1. visual learning

They learn through drawings, images... They have a more spatial vision. Colors and pictures help them learn better and they visualize objects more easily. They usually use phrases such as: "I can imagine it".

2. Auditory learning

They prefer to use sounds, rhythms or music to learn. They are people who are usually good at singing or playing an instrument. They usually have a rhythm when memorizing, so that a particular sound helps them to memorize.They usually use a rhythm when memorizing, so that a particular sound helps them to memorize. They usually use phrases like: "That sounds good".

3. Individual (intrapersonal) learning

Prefer to learn things alone or on their own. They focus their goals on topics that are of interest to them. They tend to think about how they would act to understand something. Rely on their intention and self-analysis.. They often use phrases such as: "I need time to think".

4. Social (interpersonal) learning

They are people who like to work in teams. Share their findings with others. Perform listening behaviors that help them understand how to deal with others.. They are sensitive to other people's motivations, feelings and moods. They often use phrases such as: "Two heads think better than one".

5. Verbal or linguistic learning

It is intended to involve writing and is oral learning. It is usually recorded and then listened to, or read aloud. They play with the sound of words using tongue twisters, rhymes, poems... They like to look up the meaning of new terms and talk about them with others. They often use phrases such as, "In other words..."

6. Physical or kinesthetic learning

They tend to use the body, hands or touch to learn. They focus on the physical sensations of the situation. They use physical objects for their learning. They like sports and exercise. They prefer to think while walking or running. And they often use phrases such as: "Let's get to work".

7. Logical-mathematical learning

To learn, they tend to use logic, reasoning use logic, reasoning and systems to learn.. They try to understand everything in a contextualized reasoning. They tend to create schemes. They enjoy numbers or shapes. They often use phrases such as: "That's logical".

In Traditional School, only logical-mathematical learning is reinforced, leaving aside all those students who have another way of learning and preventing them from improving in their education. and preventing them from improving their education, which leads to student frustration. On the other hand, in Escuela Nueva, it allows to improve their learning in an autonomous way and motivating the student to learn from their own way of learning.

Definitely ....

In Escuela Nueva seeks that the student learns to learn, to create, to undertake, to take initiative, to think critically, to lead processes and to work as part of a team.to lead processes and work in teams. Something that, nowadays, is required for the great majority of jobs, but is not taught in the Traditional School.

In addition, the New School allows the student to get the most out of himself and choose his best way to learn, focusing on all the learning needs of each student. This allows the child to never lose interest in his or her education and eliminates the frustration of not advancing. This school allows the child to be in continuous learning, both inside and outside the classroom, allowing parents to participate in an active way in the education of their children.