School Scheduling and the Alt Ed Diploma

Flexible Scheduling/Alt Ed Diplomas

 

How are students working in their current environment?  How much time do they have/need in order to create a quality product?  How involved are they in working toward a goal to enhance their learning and understanding of the concepts they are undertaking?  And, how does their current academic schedule allow them to succeed - or does it just exist and wave away their rights to understand better; is it in the way of their success or does it breed failure?

 

Looking for ways that work for the students to be better prepared and understand what they are learning shouldn’t be grounded in a lockstep schedule, but rather in a more fluid mode wherein they can find the best environment to access those concepts, materials, peers, and instructors, which will propel them further down the line.  

 

Does this also mean that if they are given these tools they should be given some other form of diploma? Indeed, not being in the same groove as the other students in the mainstream must mean something is amiss with their learning, relevance, and capabilities - or does it demonstrate they are ready for the lessons life has once they graduate?  

And, when they do graduate, what does that piece of paper they hold onto after 12 years of their lives (or 2/3 of their entire being)?  

Let’s see how that discussion evolves this week! 

 

Scheduling for Learning not Convenience

 

The Pros and Cons of Alternative Diplomas

 

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