Thanks for the eye opening article. Bunny, perhaps you had a positive experience with your 2 boys, but this example does not justify the privatization of public schools and the syphoning of tax payer dollars intended for public schools to go into the pockets of right wing politicians and money hungry capitalists. The Worcester Public Schools already provide project based learning and field trips as was explained in the article. Could be that Chelmsford PS were not up to snuff, I don't know, but we don't need private charter schools here in Worcester.
Just need to say that 2 of my boys, with radically different learning styles went to a project based charter that was located in Chelmsford at the time. The older of the 2 had struggled in k-6, as his learning style was not read a book and take a test. The younger was a stealth sloucher, perfectly capable but disconnected. Both boys benefited phenomenally in the project based model, which allowed for different strengths. I saw the lessons continue to benefit through college and into the business world. This model requires incredible amounts of work from teachers and is difficult to maintain over time. The charter in question reverted to close to mean in style over years, but do not dismiss project based learning and learning by seeing and doing outside the traditional setting. It works.
Thanks for the eye opening article. Bunny, perhaps you had a positive experience with your 2 boys, but this example does not justify the privatization of public schools and the syphoning of tax payer dollars intended for public schools to go into the pockets of right wing politicians and money hungry capitalists. The Worcester Public Schools already provide project based learning and field trips as was explained in the article. Could be that Chelmsford PS were not up to snuff, I don't know, but we don't need private charter schools here in Worcester.
Just need to say that 2 of my boys, with radically different learning styles went to a project based charter that was located in Chelmsford at the time. The older of the 2 had struggled in k-6, as his learning style was not read a book and take a test. The younger was a stealth sloucher, perfectly capable but disconnected. Both boys benefited phenomenally in the project based model, which allowed for different strengths. I saw the lessons continue to benefit through college and into the business world. This model requires incredible amounts of work from teachers and is difficult to maintain over time. The charter in question reverted to close to mean in style over years, but do not dismiss project based learning and learning by seeing and doing outside the traditional setting. It works.