SoF students come from all backgrounds.
Teachers ask
SOF students to demonstrate their comprehension and mastery of the curriculum in ways that are meaningful to them.
Not exact matches
For starters, the school district's computer couldn't accept
SOF's narrative - style report cards, which evaluated
students» proficiency in the core competencies rather than giving them traditional numeric grades in individual subjects.
Despite the school's rocky start,
students at
SOF have done remarkable things.
At
SOF,
students develop the learning skills and habits of mind that are essential in the classroom — and the rest of their lives.
They were drawn to
SOF precisely because it was refusing to cream top
students, but was instead ready to work with those who were dropping out in droves or would graduate with substandard knowledge and skills from traditional neighborhood schools.
In one humanities class at
SOF,
students dress like ancient Egyptians and put on a play to demonstrate they are learning the content.
As E-School News reported, «when it opened its doors in 2006, Philadelphia's School of the Future (
SOF) was touted as a high school that would revolutionize education: It would teach at - risk
students critical 21st - century skills needed for college and the work force by emphasizing project - based learning, technology, and community involvement.