Alternative Educational Systems In Yo-Yo Ma And Graeme Wood

College can be known as a place where thinking critically is motivated, and where a student can gain deeper intellect. Both Yo-Yo Ma and Graeme Wood wrote essays that address two alternative educational systems, one structured to incorporate art into STEM learning and the other based off of technological education. Many educational systems today in college are structured to meet the requirements of placing students with an insufficient amount of instructors, which limits the amount of one-on-one learning. Not many educators venture to find efficient ways to teach, so colleges have kept the existing standard. As time progresses, there is a need for students to become more intellectual to improve society. In order to improve future jobs, the

Without a doubt, technology is substantially used in colleges today as a tool for students to do research, write papers, and even do online learning. Technology’s role overall advances an individual’s academic success, and it motivates a student to go above just the basic comprehension in class. Since the educational system has a limited amount of professors, students resort to teaching themselves through technology. Thus, technology encourages students to become more of an independent learner. If a student becomes an independent learner, then they can learn new skills such as how to manage their time or even discovering their strengths and weaknesses. College can start promoting the use of technology by creating more online classes and having a supplemental in-person seminar or workshop to teach students both about independence and how to work with others. In “Is College Doomed?” Graeme Wood explains how Minerva uses seminars, instead of lectures, “for advanced discussion” (513 Wood). Wood encourages more independent learning by saying that talks should be “advanced,” and that a student should know the basic comprehension and develop their thoughts further within classes (Wood). With the incorporation of online classes, learners would have to be flexible to adapt from a state of solely learning on one’s own, to communicating within a class setting to discuss topics further. When a student learns how to become flexible, they would then cognitively learn strategies to overcome new obstacles, which will benefit them later in any career. If any college were to teach primarily based off of a technological system, then students could be less effective communicators. Minerva, on the other hand, does not encourage communicational skills, since their curriculum is technology based (Wood). Overall, a student who becomes an independent learner and a flexible