Perfect is good, right? Well, sometimes, say scientists. Perfectionism is a personality trait characterized by a person working to be perfect – in their own eyes and in the eyes… Read More »
Category: Adolescence
Flipped Over Flipped Learning 3.0
Yes, LEADPrep has proudly flipped instruction since opening in 2013. We use what the industry would call Flipped Learning (FL) 1.0. Recently, I became aware that FL has been evolving… Read More »
How did your work help someone else?
It used to be that when students went to school their subjects were arrayed before them in “silos.” Now we know that while that is one way to teach, there… Read More »
Play More!
Summer is almost over. As children we look forward to summer vacation as a time to rest, relax and play. But as we get older many people tend to leave… Read More »
Exploring the Benefit Mindset
In our classrooms at LEADPrep it’s important for all students to feel like they are part of a community, and that they have choices about how they learn. Being part… Read More »
This Is How It Always Is
Every now and then we experience something that resonates so deeply that we have to share it. This Is How It Always Is, a wonderful book by Seattle author, Laurie Frankel,… Read More »
What is a Micro-School?
LEADPrep is a progressive “micro-school.” What exactly is a “micro-school” and what does that mean for our students? Arianna Prothero, a staff writer for Education Week has thought about that… Read More »
LEADPrep Prevents Car Crashes
Did you know that LEADPrep prevents car crashes? Hard to believe? Believe it! A three-year study covering 9,000 students from eight public high schools in three states determined that… Read More »
Away for the Day
The image of people staring into the screen of a mobile device has become ubiquitous for our times. But how do mobile phones affect our children? You won’t be surprised… Read More »
The Calm Cave
Everyone needs a space to be calm, to relax, to just breathe. At LEADPrep our students identified a need for a space to practice being calm. They put their heads… Read More »
