More schools are using the term personalized learning on their promotional materials so, naturally, this trending buzzword in education has piqued parents鈥 interest.聽 What is personalized learning?聽 And, if it鈥檚 such a good thing, why can鈥檛 all schools offer it?
Imagine this: a one-room schoolhouse, filled with students of all ages.聽 I鈥檓 sure you probably have a picture in your mind that is similar to a scene out of 鈥淟ittle House on the Prairie鈥濃攁nd a sense that this is an antiquated and out-dated mode of education.聽 The concept of one teacher working wi
The concept of personalized learning is a major movement in education right now鈥攍argely discussing treating students as individual learners, not as one big herd to move along the same path at the same rate at the same time.聽 This idea is not new, but with the aid of new technology, it is becoming
Navigating the complexity of New York City鈥檚 high school admission process is not an easy task: tests, auditions, screenings, etc.鈥攁ll to determine whether a student is 鈥渨ell-suited鈥 for a school.
Do you ever feel like you just don鈥檛 fit in at your school?聽 Mean kids, exclusive cliques, lunchroom gossip, bullying in the halls, unfriendly teachers, no one listens to you and no one cares?聽 Most teenagers feel that way at one time or another, but when the atmosphere at school
This post is part of a series inspired by , a SundanceTV docu-series that follows 15 New York City teenagers who left high school and are now trying to get back on track to graduate.
This post is part of a series inspired by , a SundanceTV docu-series that follows 15 New York City teenagers who left high school and are now trying to get back on track to gra
This post is part of a series inspired by , a SundanceTV docu-series that follows 15 New York City teenagers who left high school and are now trying to get back on track to gra
This post is part of a series inspired by , a SundanceTV docu-series that follows 15 New York City teenagers who left high school and are now trying to get back on track to graduate.
This post is part of a series inspired by , a SundanceTV docu-series co-executive produced by 50 Cent