Remember the engaging teacher who made learning come to life? Decades later the learning is still with you. We want this powerful retention for our students. We want learning to be deep and relevant…to transfer to new situations and empower our teens. Listening to lectures and reading textbooks are passive, versus the active engagement of… Read More »

The research is clear: small class sizes lead to success. The relationships formed, expectations raised from knowing students well, and attention given in small classes impact learning substantially. Class size is considered more important than school size, teacher qualifications, or any other indicator. (http://www.classsizematters.org/research-and-links/) With middle and high schools of 500-2000 students, it is easy… Read More »