Tag: students

What if young learners were able to become smarter and stronger by participating in projects that would build their reading, writing, problem-solving, and character skills over long periods of time? Could young learners demonstrate mastery in these skill areas without attending traditional school for the state-mandated 180 days, or whatever it is in your state?…

Whoops! I thought this article posted last evening, but I guess not. So here’s yesterday’s post, with today’s coming later. I’m a historian by training. Historians enjoy looking back to see what people have said in the past about what might happen in the future, which often times becomes our present. When the pandemic broke…

Could states sponsor learner-based enterprises? That’s the question Robin Lake, from the Center on Reinventing Public Education, and Kelly Young, from Education Reimagined, explore in a recently released white paper. Lake and Young write, “Imagine an education system where every young person could access any learning opportunity they wanted—in any school, museum, summer camp, or…

I recently ran across an article written by Dr. Tyler Thigpen, co-founder and head of The Forest School, The Forest School Online, and Institute for Self Directed Learning and instructor at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education. In his article “Differences Between Teacher-Led and Learner-Led Education – Practical Steps to Make Change Happen,”…

I’ve written in the past about my doubts that our public school system can achieve equity across the board for all their learners – especially black, brown, and poor learners. So I don’t know why I signed up for a recent ASCD webinar titled “Walking the Talk: A Practical Framework for Leading Your School to…

I promised myself a long time ago I wouldn’t fall into the trap of using valuable time debating the positives or negatives of traditional school retention policies. But I came across an article this past week in EducationWeek that caused me to want to address how outdated retention is – especially during this period of…

According to a recent article published online by EducationWeek, an adult learning leader, a quiet place to study and learn, and internet access at home as well as mobile sites, are all important to producing a smarter and stronger learner. Alyson Klein, an EducationWeek reporter, writes, “Technology access and good learning environments make a difference…

Recently, Kelly Young, Founder and President of Education Reimagined, wrote an article asking what is, in my opinion, an essential question: Why is learner-centered education not spreading? Based on the sometimes pathetic performance of our current public school system, I’ve thought about this question a lot. I was interested in what Young had to say.…

I recently read an article titled, “I’m a Teacher. Here’s Why I Don’t Care About the NAEP Scores.” The piece was written by Jay Wamsted, a middle school math teacher in Atlanta, George, for EducationWeek online. Wamsted writes, “The 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress results got released this week [actually a few weeks ago…