Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Bash Has Been Accepted To Global Academy!

Bash was accepted to Clio's Global Academy. We are very excited that he can participate in this unique school.
The young people are researchers rather than students. The researchers create their own projects rather than work through someone elses prepared curriculum.
The state of Michigan no longer requires students to spend a certain number of hours in a classroom to earn credit. Instead the students are required to show proficiency in many specific areas within each subject to earn credit.
Global Academy lists every proficiency within every subject. The list shows which proficiencies have been completed and which have not. The researchers have 24/7 access to this list so they always know what they still have to complete. The researchers are encouraged to complete the proficiencies in whatever way they want. They are actually creating their own lessons and curriculum using their personal interests and preferred learning styles.
To be continued...

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