Is the classroom the only way of learning?

Classrooms are not the only way of learning, thus may not be conducive enough to all learners to stimulate critical thinking. What is critical thinking? Critical thinking is a self-guided, self-disciplined thinking which attempts to reason at the highest level of quality in a fair minded way and a metaphorical bridge between information and action. It is also noted that critical thinkers  realizes complexities in developing thinking skills and commit themselves to life-long practice towards self-improvements it is often manifested in the skillful manipulation in service of one’s own or one’s group interest. For instance, the independent school project allowed students to run the school themselves for them to discipline themselves. By letting learners choose subjects they comfortable with opens up a space for them to excel because they have interest in it and they enjoy doing it to satisfy their curiosity. 

The independent school project showed that people of different background helps to improve learning by applying different skills to unfold academic problems. Students or learners on their own learn to use their creativity to achieve outstanding results without being pressurized or memorize for a test or exam. The project also showed that students are more comfortable in asking their peers than teachers in a classroom. Therefore, teachers are only required to approve if the method of research was accurate. Moreover, learners are able to learn using different sources, teach by sharing their findings or information with friend or classmates, and create a working atmosphere by criticizing his or her peers, push others out of their comfort and produce best results.

Nonetheless, educational standards limit the conscious to which critical pedagogy aims by making classroom being the major source of learning. Learning takes place in two ways, namely informal and formal. Since we have different ways of learning "education must begin with the solution of the teacher-student contradiction" we need to from each other not information coming from one direction which mostly is from the teacher to students. Communication play an important role in sharing ideas with the international community through digital technology to create a positive support loop designed to “support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others". Due to inadequate and unfair distribution of resources it makes communication in and between different global digital communities difficult and problematic. As a result of the incompleteness of digital citizens, it will further excludes those who need it the most and it also leave out both problems with this communication model, as well as possibilities.  In trying to find solutions of the complexities and challenges of getting two digital communities with different “contextual considerations” to communicate, let alone educate one another through digital platforms. Educators have an upper hand to strive for genuine attempts toward inclusion.