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今天，Penni为大家带来 Olli Vallo 的来信。他是芬兰一家做在线产品评估、测评报告和认证的教育科技公司的联合创始人。

一起来听听 Olli 的故事吧：

小时候，我不是很喜欢学校，但也还过得去。我总是喜欢在实践的过程中学习。我经历过的最棒的学习体验是用电脑做乐曲，或者在播客上听别人充满创意的故事。创新和创造力是生活中最美妙的事，这也鼓励了我，激发了我的好奇心。

虽然我不是一个喜欢学校的孩子，但是，毕业后我还是成了一名老师。教比学有趣多了，但是很快我就对自己的表现感到失望，尤其是在音乐课上。因为我们并不能激发学生的创造力，仅仅是在一起唱歌。我用尽了各种非结构化练习的办法，比如编曲或者组成乐队表演，但却让学生感到焦虑万分，不知道从何处下手，同时又总是有事情需要做。我觉得，对于激励和吸引学生来说，科技可能是一种有意义、有创意，又可行的方式。

于是我从学校辞职，加入了一家为学校开发音乐app的公司。当那款app上线后，我走访了数十所学校，见到了数以千计的学生，发现它给孩子们提供了一种表达渠道，改变了他们对学校音乐教育的态度，变得非常积极起来。我之前从没见过那样备受鼓舞的学生。

教育科技对于学习的好处完全不需怀疑。我百分之百相信，它可以让学习变得更美好，对每个人皆是如此，永远都会如此。然而，想要更多地从教育科技中获益，就要求学校使用的工具和解决方案足够有效，并且以正确的方式在正确的地方使用——这已经成为我现在的使命。

Penni: What is your story and viewpoint about education?

Olli: I didn't like school that much when was a child, but it was ok. I've always liked learning by doing. The best learning experiences I've had when making music with computer or when listening about other people's creative stories from a podcast. Innovations and creativity are the best things in life which always inspire me and spark my curiosity. 

Though I wasn't a big school lover, I graduated as a class teacher. Teaching was more fun than learning, but soon I ended up being disappointed to myself, especially in music lessons. I wasn't able to spark the creativity of students. Instead we were just singing together. I couldn't try more unstructured practices, such as composing or band playing, because students got anxious immediately when they didn't know what to do. They needed to be kept busy all the time. I thought technology would be a practical way of activating and engaging students in a meaningful and creative way. 

I quit my job and got hired to develop a music composing app for schools. When the app was ready, I toured tens of schools, met thousands of students and saw how the app changed their attitude towards school music education. It gave them possibilities to express themselves and I had never seen that engaged students before. 

Penni: What is your hope when it comes to education?

Olli: There's no question about edtech's benefits for learning. I'm 100% convinced that it can change the school experience for better, for everyone and forever. However, to benefit from Edtech fully, it requires that the tools and solutions are valid and they're used in the right way. This has become my current life mission :) 

对于教育，如果你也有故事或观点可以分享，欢迎投递给我们：lei.peng@jmdedu.com 或 chuying.liang@jmdedu.com。