OFTENTIMES, there is a disconnect between classroom learning and the real world. Students do not see the relevance of learning a skill or trait much less, its purpose. When students see beyond this scope is when learning becomes purposeful.
The Newspaper-in-Education (NiE) pullout by The Star has long been bridging the gap between class lessons and real-life issues way before the inculcation of 21st century learning in today’s classroom.
