It is clear that time spent sitting in a seat does not mean time spent truly learning; the metrics should reflect that although attendance may be correlated with achievement
in traditional schooling models, it is not causal per se.
There is growing national discussion about the need to create a more expansive definition of learning to include all the ways that youth can access educational opportunities — not just through
the traditional school model, but also through afterschool activities, time spent with the family, and increasingly, through interaction with digital media.
* Students on average would gain 3.4 more years» worth of learning than in
a traditional school model in the K — 12 years.
These schools may still do a good job at serving students according to
the traditional school model; they have not, however, embraced innovative vision enshrined in the state's policies.
This is happening because computer - based learning possesses technological and economic advantages compared to
the traditional school model.
You can also read her articles, «Education for the Common Good» and «To Improve Education in America, Look Beyond
the Traditional School Model.»
What Geoff has written here reminds me of a TED talk where Ken Robinson talks about parallels between
the traditional schooling model and a factory production line.
Having so many options also allows parents to customize their child's educational experience to best meet their individual needs, rather than expecting all children to fit into
the traditional school model.
She initially chose Classical Academies because
the traditional school model was not a fit for her family.
Learn4Life is a fully accredited high school program who's goal is to help students who don't fit
the traditional school model to graduate to a better life.
Achievement First (AF), a nationally recognized charter - school management organization headquartered in New Haven, has hired the company, IDEO, a high - powered San Francisco - based design firm, to radically reimagine
the traditional school model.
With it, participating parents can choose the best academic path for each child by taking portable funds to a private school or by opting out of
the traditional school model to provide a customized education at home.
Oxbow's curriculum offers students rich opportunities for learning in an environment that extends
the traditional school model.
The model of Summit Denali, a 6 - 12 charter school in the Bay Area of California that opened in 2013, flipped
the traditional school model, placing students at the center and allowing them to self - direct and drive their own learning.
Charter schools, which create an alternative to
the traditional school model and shift the structure of the public institutions through which public dollars flow, can also generate their own advocates in the communities they serve.
Blended learning represents a transformative change in
the traditional school model to meet the more rigorous challenges of today's world.