Summary
Diane Tavenner: Ready for life
School: true preparation for the adult world
What do we really want our children to learn at school? What is a really good high school that will prepare students for real life and the world that awaits them? How can a high school student figure out who he is and what he wants in life? What skills does one need to have, for example, in a rapidly changing economy? How to establish a healthy and constructive cooperation between the school and parents?
Diane Tavenner, one of the pioneers of the new vision of education in America and the founder of the network of state schools Summit (2003) in the book, in almost chronological order, shared with the readers her experiences in creating Summit - the experiences she had in other schools, the motivations to introduce key changes in the teaching process, ups and downs along the way. The fundamental approaches insisted on at Summit are learning in the real world and based on project work, self-direction, critical thinking, cooperation and encouraging curiosity.
The basic starting point of pedagogical work in this school is the belief that all children can be successful, but that it is also necessary to take care of each student and the belief that the grade does not describe the student but his level. mastering a skill. Proof of the success of Summit is the fact that 99% of their students enroll in colleges without any problems. The book is a real and useful map with the necessary guidelines for teachers, parents, pedagogues and students.
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