Tag: self-directed learning
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I’m Not Concerned About My Son’s College Journey
Get Pregnant Fast As a parent, the pressure surrounding my eldest son’s high school journey is palpable. With him now in his junior year, the college preparation race is heating up. ACTs, campus visits, financial aid seminars—there’s a daunting list of tasks for him to tackle and a mountain of worries for me to navigate.…
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What I Learned in a 1970s Open Classroom: A Reflection on Education
Get Pregnant Fast Lake Normandy Elementary School was uniquely designed like a flower, with each petal—called pods—dedicated to different grades, each having its own color-coded carpeting. In my kindergarten pod, there were no traditional walls to separate us; instead, we had a loose structure that encouraged exploration. The idea was simple: freedom to wander and…