Flipped classroom is popular topic right now.
To be frank, I still doubt the feasibility of such methods in class.
First, I believe that both the
teachers and the students are self-disciplined. They both should obey
the rules of the "games"-- that is to say that teacher will have to do
much work to prepare the relevant teaching material, videos or lectures,
etc. and they also have to answer the questions from different
students;therefore, the working load is becoming more
On the other side, students have to learn critical thinking. Only
when they get familiar with critical thinking can they learn the subject
by themselves according to their own pace. Such Flipped Classroom has
proposed high requirements for the students. they have the ability to
control themselves, and learn something new by themselves. However, most
students are reluctant to spend after school time leaning and studying
more. It is not difficult to think that if students don't work after
school or before the class, teachers will have to spend more time
explaining those materials.
I have found some links which illustrate some points against Flipped Classroom:
http://www.weareteachers.com/blogs/post/2012/12/12/the-flipped-classroom-what-are-the-pros-and-cons-
http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.ca/2011/10/five-reasons-im-not-flipping-over.html
