Nowadays, it is increasingly acknowledged that forms of teaching are playing
a more and more important role in our education. While some people believe
that learning by doing it is a more efficient way in today's education,
others advocate the status of traditional teaching in schools cannot be shaken.
As far as I am concerned, experiential learning can work well in schools and universities,
which can be supported by the reasons as follows.
It is reasonable for me to believe that learning through experience is more interesting,
which is obvious because it not only makes the knowledge more understandable and impressive
but also provides opportunities for creativity.
For instance, there is always more than one solution to a problem in the real world.
Students will have a better chance to learn that lesson
when they get to interact with real-life experiences.
On the other hand, the second reason for this argument is that
it can help students to improve their communication skills,
which is reasonable because earning by doing provides people with opportunities
to socialize during school and share their ideas with others, such as doing a group project.
This can be established by a recent study by Oxford University which stated that
76% of students who graduate from experiential learning programs
show better performance communication skills than others.
In a nutshell, while this controversial topic never fails to attract public attention,
we may safely conclude that experiential learning can work well in schools and universities.