Role of Education System: Static Approach

As a result of the application of new information, the previous understanding (i.e. the structure of previous information) may be up-dated but the new (resulting) understanding is not evaluated for further outstanding questions and also no new conclusions are derived. In fact, the new information, in as it is form, is just integrated in the previous mindset (i.e. structure of understanding). The previous structure of understanding is up-dated in this way. Since the previous structure of understanding is up-dated, so 'learning' takes place under the 'static approach' of handling new information. But since no new conclusions are derived under this approach, so there is no or at least less scope for the generation of new ideas under this approach.

 

Missing of 'new ideas' simply means that the total knowledge is 'static' i.e. up to the level where it was before the application of new information except in case where 'new information' comes from direct observation of a whole new thing. Only in this case there has occurred some expansion in the total knowledge and in all other cases, 'learning' has been occurred only in an individual's mind and so in this way, nothing 'new' has been 'learned' by the humanity as a whole. In 'static model', usually, already existing knowledge is just transferred from one mind to other or others. To whom the knowledge is so transferred, does not draw his own conclusions. He does not draw his own conclusions because actually he does not 'think' by himself. Whatever has been told to him, he accepts it in as it is form without properly considering its detailed implications. He does not consider the detailed implications of the new information because he does not 'think' by himself. The 'static approach' is so termed also because the 'thinking process' is 'static' under this approach. In this approach, 'learning' does occur but the idea generations do not take place due to the fact that 'self thinking' is 'static' or absent in this case. The knowledge remains 'static' up to the level of 'up-dated' understanding until another new information has come from the external world.

 

One who follows static approach is only a follower of progressive people. Whatever the progressive people shall tell him, he shall accept it in as it is manner. No doubt he is 'moving' in a 'forward' direction because after all 'learning' is present in this approach. The type of this 'forward movement', however, is not impressive at all. The progressive people actually are 'running' in forward direction and our 'static person' is just 'crawling' behind them. Logically he cannot overtake the progressive people. He also cannot go towards any new direction. He only has to follow the path which was already explored by the progressive people. Also he moved up to the level to which he has been 'pulled' by the rapid progress of the progressive people. So in this type of 'non-impressive' forward movement, our 'static person' is not moving by himself. Actually he is being 'pulled' by the progressive people. This approach is 'static' also because our 'static person' is not moving by himself. He is just being 'pulled'.