Beyond Training: What Teachers Need to Transform Learning Koji MiyamotoTara BeteilleMaria Felda Alarkon September 15, 2026 This page in: English

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/education/beyond-training--what-teachers-need-to-transform-learning On a quiet Monday morning, a teacher at Amban Elementary School in South Cotabato, Philippines, asks her grade 1 students a simple but powerful question: "What color is your feeling today — and what made it that color?" Small hands shoot up. Six-year-olds reach not just for crayons, but for words to describe their inner worlds.