Paradigm shift, sometimes known as extraordinary science or revolutionary science, is the term first used by Thomas Kuhn in his influential 1962 book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions to describe a change in basic assumptions within the ruling theory of science.
Kuhn did NOT see paradigm shifts happening in other fields except hard science. But we see shifts in approaches to education change all the time. The basic paradigm has not changed. We still function under the agrarian calendar of “school”. Will technology change this paradigm? Students can take classes in the summer through online courses. There is usually a face to face meeting with a teacher, but the majority of coursework is done through online encounters. Would you want to teach that way? Would discipline issues go down if students worked in surrounding less threatening? Would the quality of education remain high? Tell me what you think.
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