Blog #9 (floating near the reef)

•  Discuss your ideas on how to Improve Learning in your community based on the readings.

    I can improve learning in my community based on the reading by focusing on students' learning needs and wants. Learning in our community is learning about our culture and religious beliefs. This is what students are learning in our community based on cultural beliefs on what works and what is the right or correct thing to do, so students can learn their culture by observing or imitating the older people. I think that using technology can also improve learning in our community. According to the reading, what improves learning is the way the lesson is delivered and whether the learners understand the language. That is why learning in the community is easier because the language used is the main language of the people. Nowadays, it is hard for us to teach our younger generation because they do not go and observe what is being done, they stay far away and focus on their Phones. But to improve learning, they have to join the older people in doing the work, so the older people can teach them how to do certain things.

    Another way for me to improve learning in my community is to work with the elders and young people because learning in the community doesn't need competency skills like solving math problems or reading. The only thing needed is to participate in the activity or feast. They need to be there watching and learning from the older people who teach them our cultural ways, like pounding Sakau, cutting pigs, filling the basket, and other related things. We also need to tutor our children when they go home. we need to make a tutoring program that will help the students with their work at school.