Hello! I'm currently a highschool student here in B.C. I had recently found out about PBL and it intrigued me so I've been looking into it for the past few weeks. I watched a bunch of different videos about it and it really had me interested, I hope more schools eventually transition to this way of learning :)
Hi Mikaela, Thanks for watching the video and your interest in PBL. I'm curious what made you explore this topic? Schools are slowly starting to adopt PBL. The problem is that most teachers are confused by the difference between a project class (i.e. a science project or a social studies project) versus project-based learning (which is based on an interdisciplinary topic / theme). As such, there are no schools other than ours that do authentic PBL here in BC. High Tech High in California is the only school that I can confirm does this in a similar way to us. I'm not sure if you have many options for high schools, but I'm happy to offer any advice if you need it.
@@peartreedu Thank you! I'd really appreciate that. To answer your question though, a few months ago, I was texting my friends through a group chat and the topic of school came up in our conversation. They talked about how much they dreaded it because the classes were boring and that they were always given work/assignments they didn't want to do. I felt really bad after that conversation because it really made me think about how flawed the system is. I already knew that there should've been bigger changes by now, but I've always been pretty optimistic about school compared to my peers which has made me feel a bit disconnected. I started thinking about that a lot and then I just began looking for ways to improve it because alot of students my age are feeling very unmotivated and I was hoping that I'd find something online that would help change that and actually make us feel more engaged/interested to the material we are learning. I came across the term project-based learning through researching Finland's education system. I also came across alternative education such as the Montessori method and Reggio Emilia, both of which I had never heard of before. It was all very fascinating to me, I had no idea that there were schools that taught like this. Even though I don't go to a school that implement any of these methods, it still gives me hope that education will change for the better. ♡
Hello! I'm currently a highschool student here in B.C. I had recently found out about PBL and it intrigued me so I've been looking into it for the past few weeks. I watched a bunch of different videos about it and it really had me interested, I hope more schools eventually transition to this way of learning :)
Hi Mikaela, Thanks for watching the video and your interest in PBL. I'm curious what made you explore this topic?
Schools are slowly starting to adopt PBL. The problem is that most teachers are confused by the difference between a project class (i.e. a science project or a social studies project) versus project-based learning (which is based on an interdisciplinary topic / theme). As such, there are no schools other than ours that do authentic PBL here in BC. High Tech High in California is the only school that I can confirm does this in a similar way to us.
I'm not sure if you have many options for high schools, but I'm happy to offer any advice if you need it.
@@peartreedu Thank you! I'd really appreciate that. To answer your question though, a few months ago, I was texting my friends through a group chat and the topic of school came up in our conversation.
They talked about how much they dreaded it because the classes were boring and that they were always given work/assignments they didn't want to do. I felt really bad after that conversation because it really made me think about how flawed the system is. I already knew that there should've been bigger changes by now, but I've always been pretty optimistic about school compared to my peers which has made me feel a bit disconnected.
I started thinking about that a lot and then I just began looking for ways to improve it because alot of students my age are feeling very unmotivated and I was hoping that I'd find something online that would help change that and actually make us feel more engaged/interested to the material we are learning. I came across the term project-based learning through researching Finland's education system. I also came across alternative education such as the Montessori method and Reggio Emilia, both of which I had never heard of before. It was all very fascinating to me, I had no idea that there were schools that taught like this. Even though I don't go to a school that implement any of these methods, it still gives me hope that education will change for the better. ♡
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