Reflection on Four Pillars of Learning

Gerald V. Lauglaug

Batch 10 –  10 –  Class  Class 57

A Reflection on Nan-Zhao’s Nan- Zhao’s Article on Four Pillars of Learning Learning in the 21 st century goes beyond the conventional pedagogy of education where rote learnings confined only in the four corners of the classroom. As time pass by, radical reform engulfed the system of our educational landscape especially in the advent of technological advancement. Nan-Zhao’s Nan- Zhao’s article accentuates the four pillars of learning as the fundamental principles in reshaping 21st  century education. It is a holistic approach in education where learning focuses not only on the cognitive aspect of the learner but the entirety of his whole being. Learning how to learn is essential for every individual in order to fully grasp the idea of something. It is not based merely on factual knowledge underneath the cover of every textbook but the most important point is how to use those knowledge for the betterment of our society and the world in general. As an educator, we have the biggest role in nation building because we help in nurturing the future leaders of our society. We cannot build the nation for our youth for we are teachers, but we can build the youth for our nation. The four pillars of learning serves as our guiding principles in making our classroom strategies and techniques to make leaners fully equipped with necessary knowledge, skills, and values for the world of work. Eventually, every educational institution will produce an all-rounded individual with spiritual, moral, social and cultural awareness as global citizens. There are many aspects to consider in the 21 st century education. In terms of technology, not all schools in the Philippines are fortunate enough to have access in electricity, network and internet connectivity. Thus, making it hard to make learners relate to global perspective. However, it is a challenge for the 21 st century educators to cope with this barriers, finding every possible means and provide necessary adjustments through contextualization, localization, and indigenization. One of my significant learning in this article is that true education means developing not only the cognitive phase of an individual but also the moral spiritual and social aspect. 21 st century education builds new concept of learning breaking boundaries of conventional learning to provide new generation of learners the so called “millennials” a suitable learning environment for them.

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. -

Nelson Mandela -