Centeredness of education in The United States

Abstract

In this paper, we are going to present the most representative features of the teacher centered learning, where the teacher is considered to be the only reliable source of information and concentrates the entire power in his/her hands. They are presented versus the features of student centered learning, where students may choose their subjects; students are active participants during the learning process; power belongs mainly to students; students talk as much as the teacher during the class; students may use teaching aids, etc. We have identified the causes for which student centered learning has not been extensively introduced in the American public school.

Keywords

• behaviour
• education
• learning
• student centred learning
• teacher centred learning