What is traditional learning?

by Imani Coaxum

Before we get in depth about the different aspects of Social/Emotional Learning, we want to touch on what Traditional Learning is and how it differs from S/E Learning.

Traditional Learning is typically done by a student and a teacher or professor, who will be at the front of a classroom. Students are usually seated at desks or tables facing directly at the teacher or professor at the front of the classroom. The teaching is almost always primarily done by the professor.

Students are either lectured to, or take notes from the front of the classroom. Teachers and professors traditionally use chalk on a chalkboard, markers on a dry erase board, or a projected image on an overhead projector. This all takes place in a classroom or lecture hall, or even a computer lab.

Learning typically takes place during the hours of 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. across all institutions, and in some cases during the evening hours of 6 P.M. to 9 P.M. In early childhood education through high school, most institutions use 30 minute to hour long time blocks to teach general education subjects throughout the day with an hour of time dedicated to lunch and leisure time like recess.

We are not explaining traditional education to frown upon its use, but rather to educate and tell the stories of the benefits of Social/Emotional Learning can offer in comparison to Traditional Learning as some teachers move away from the norm.

Source: https://www.igi-global.com/dictionary/collaborative-cooperative-learning/30346