Are you frustrated by an education system that stresses your children out? JIMS Forum is a place to discuss ideas on how to educate our children to become creative, competitive and caring individuals who have leadership qualities to excel in the global village. JIMS is advocating the development of the whole child where no one subject - whether it is science, history, music or sport - is more important than another. But that's just one perspective on education among many other views. Please type in your comments, or send us a short essay with your ideas about children's education to alex@jimsch.org and we will upload it for sharing and commenting.
Bubling Density Concoction
Do you know what an Xplorer GLX is? It is definitely not a new four wheel drive SUV. Xplorer GLX (www.pasco.com) is state of the art portable lab equipment that can accomodate four sensors at the same time. Students can take it to a lake for example, to measure water temperature, wind velocity, light intensity, and other physical matters. Students then download the data on to a computer in the lab for analysis.
Mens Sana In Corpore Sano +
What's the probability of your child becoming a professional soccer player like Maradona, David Beckham or Ronaldinho? If you consider the probability, it is most likely insignificant, or even none at all, but do you think it is a waste of time for your child to play soccer? If you say yes, I would disagree with you.
True Story
So, if you want to see the values that a school believes in, don't just read the brochure, visit the website, listen to the presentation of the principal, and talk to the teachers. Next time you scout for a school for your child, take your time to pay attention to the stuff the school puts on the walls. The stuff reflects the value that the school holds, which gets translated into the curriculum, rules of behavior, and the styles ofteaching. Anything that does not conform to the school's values wouldn't be put up on the walls. You are what you put on the walls.
Einstein and Flashcards
At JIMS, learning is fun. Learning should be fun! When learning is not fun, the school produces anxious, depressed, stressed out, and unhappy children. We definitely do not want our children to be depressed and unhappy. But more than that, stressful education system also turns off the children’s natural desire to learn, to unleash their curiosity and creativity, and to explore their sense of mastery and independence, all of them are qualities that are needed to make them grow into intelligent, creative, and emotionally healthy adults that have high quality leadership capacity.
Tham and Apple
The Jakarta Intrnational Multicultural School (JIMS) would argue that the teaching of math and science should not necessarily kill creativity. There are different ways of teaching math and science. At JIMS, math and science are taught in problem solving ways to stimulate a child's curiosity and creative thinking.