As “reported” in the NYTimes, “The soaring dropout rate is causing the United States to lose ground educationally to rivals abroad and is trapping millions of young Americans at the very margins of the economy. The Obama administration acknowledges the problem in its new budget, which includes a $50 million dropout prevention program, but solving this predicament will require a lot more money and a comprehensive national strategy.”
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Friday, May 8th, 2009How We Will Be Different: The Reflections of A Founder, Part 2
Thursday, April 16th, 2009This entry is part of a series, The Reflections of A Founder»
In a word: Student-Centric.
Ah, the buzzword that gets educators to listen. But is this really new? Is just throwing a buzzword or two around actually make a difference? Of course not. The focus of centering around student learning has been around nearly 50 years and is the staple of practically every educational course in the market. We all claim to be student-centric, but are we really? Sure, teachers use multiple techniques to teach topics to the adoring students in their rooms. Any naturally gifted teacher does this and has done so long before a particular a label was coined to describe it. So honestly there is nothing new here; however… (more…)
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- Why We Will Be Different: The Reflections of A Founder, Part 1
- How We Will Be Different: The Reflections of A Founder, Part 2
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