Glimpse at How Education Will Possibly Look Like in 2050

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• Significantly less money is spent on homeschooling than on an average public school.
• A school environment is more favorable at home. Peer pressure, competition, boredom, and bullies are no longer the part of an education process.

• There are approximately 2.3 million home-educated students in the United States. This is about 2 million children homeschooled.
• Parents of homeschooled children save $27 billion that would be spent on taxes annually if their children attended public school.
• Statistics says that home educated graduates read more, understand politics better and are more involved in their community.

• Individual, self-paced curriculum enabling comfortable and effective learning.
• Learning environment that adheres to student’s needs.
• Technologies that enriches learning potential and boost creativity.
• Frequent skills checks that help to be in a constant study progress.

• 93% of education professionals agree that personalized pacing helps students close achievement gaps and accelerate learning.
• 94% of education professionals say that students improved their academic performance after technologies became incorporated into classroom.

• More E-learning platforms are affordable for people with limited budget.
• Distant learning enables to mix study, work and family duties, and maintain the balance between them.
• Physical presence is not required, so learning becomes affordable in any corner of the world.

• In 2016, The Babson Survey Research Group reported that 28 percent of all U.S. college students attended at least one class over the internet.
• 39% of all adults say the format’s educational value is equal to the traditional course taken in a classroom.
• 71% of students think that virtual learning provides more flexibility and freedom to take classes.

• Students are no longer dependent upon a certain place and are able to study wherever they are.
• Students become closer to nature as they have a chance to spend more time out of the classroom.
• Unlimited study space makes students more open to the world around facing its real challenges.

• Evidence proved that mental health and general well-being of children improve while taking part in practical activities conducted outdoors.
• The study indicates that children who have taken part in Forest Schools showed a significantly higher pro-environmental attitude than those who have not.

• Project-based learning combines creativity and collaboration to problem solve difficult questions and tasks.
• PBL provides real world connection, structured collaboration, core to learning and multifaceted assessment.
• Edtech in schools improves digital literacy enabling students to master technical skills such as coding.
• Learning through reading or lecture videos and doing project or discussing what was learned in the classroom is possible only through Edtech.
• Ed tech makes grading much easier. There are tons of EdTech tools that enables automated grade calculation and measuring student progress.

• 86% of teachers believe it’s essential to use edtech in the classroom.
• 96% of teachers are convinced edtech increases student's motivation for learning.
• 92% of teachers say they are willing to use even more edtech in the classroom than they already do.

• Teachers perform as facilitators to support students in developing their way of thinking and learning.
• Teachers develop learning plans for students to obtain all necessary set of skills to be adaptable to whatever career paradigm that will emerge.

• According to the report from The New Teacher project, teachers need to “rethink their pedagogies and curriculum in ways that enable students to customise their paths.”
• It is predicted to have an increase in teachers' technological-pedagogical content knowledge including three key components: technology, pedagogy and content.

• In the classroom, students are taught SEL skills through discussions, cooperative group work, problem-solving and group reflection.
• Parents also encourage children to develop SEL skills by remaining involved in their child’s education and providing a safe environment that will foster their further development.
• Extracurricular activities such as sports and music perform as accelerators for quicker SEL skills attainment.

• According to a 2011 meta-analysis, those who took part in evidence-based SEL programs demonstrated an 11 percentile-point gain in academic achievement compared to students who did not participate in SEL programs.
• A 2015 national study found that early prosocial skills decreased problems with education, employment, criminal activity and substance use.

1. Widely Spread Homeschooling Approach

2. Personalized Learning

3. More E-learning Platforms

4. No Physical Campuses

5. Project-Based Learning & Rise of Edtech in the Classroom

6. Teacher as a Guide

7. Social and Emotional Skills as a Priority

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