By now we've all seen the research:
academic learning alone is not enough to prepare students for life after graduation.
Not exact matches
He wrote to prelates about the matter, and «I published my theses, inviting
learned men and them
alone to discuss them with me... By a miracle which astounded me more than anyone, these theses were spread through almost the entire world», even though, being
academic theses, the text was dense and summary.
It's a different business model than the usual
academic one, but because Hood
learned as much about science from the telephone company and a geology camp as he did in school, he knows that progress is not the province of academia
alone.
Virtual schools that elevate the experience of
learning to the same level as the
academics have the potential to become remarkable —
academics alone will not do it.
Technology
alone will not improve
academic achievement, but when used as a part of a comprehensive school improvement approach it will empower students to take a greater role in their own
learning and will provide equity in access to quality instructional resources.
The benefits of arts - integrated
learning alone has shown distinct correlations to higher
academic performance and improved student understanding, retention, behavior, attendance, and self - esteem.
But if we focus on
academics alone, we fail to understand that young people develop, as we previously discussed, across multiple domains, and we fail to see that it is the responsibility of the school, family, and community, working in concert, to fulfill the necessary conditions for
learning (for more on these conditions, see the «Conditions for Learning» box on the
learning (for more on these conditions, see the «Conditions for
Learning» box on the
Learning» box on the right).
Because of the vast
academic requirements placed on schools, and teachers in particular, many educators feel like they simply don't have the time to involve students deeply in their own
learning, let
alone in the broader issues of their school — like climate, governance, or policy.
There is growing consensus that those abilities — imparted through stand -
alone activities and integrated into
academic lessons through collaborations and project - based
learning — are key to positive school climates.