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If you are concerned that in the last 9 months your child has lost important building blocks for life success, be terrified of the years spent with low level memorizing, shallow learning and obedience training.

If you are worried about the “COVID Slide”, you have much larger issues. The “COVID Slide” is adapted from the concept of “Summer Slide”. “Summer Slide” is the loss of academic skills and knowledge over the course of summer vacation.

Learning from the past- ready for the future!

Schools Beat Earlier Plagues With Outdoor Classes. We Should, Too. A century ago, children in New York City attended classes during a pandemic. It seemed to work.

Very interesting listen!

Blog | Short Sims Sep 11 Episode 25: With Peter Shea on How Schools Can Teach Strategic Thinking Topic: How might schools teach strategic thinking? Clark and Peter discuss. Co-host: Peter Shea Bio: Peter Shea is an instructional designer whose primary area of interest is emerging learning technologies. Currently, he....

"Wait," we might say. "You skipped a step."

Indeed.

'Should Grades Be Based on Classwork?' And Other Questions We Should Stop Asking Many of education's most common questions skip a logical step or two, warns Alfie Kohn.

It’s time! Check out for true student centered approach!

It’s Time to Ask More From the Education System - Education Reimagined Compared with what we want for ourselves and one another, we ask the education system for far less. The time has came to mend the gap.

It’s not a competition- it should be a journey!

Singapore Ends Standardized Testing for Children Because “Learning Is Not a Competition” “Removing these indicators is for a good reason, so that the child understands from young that learning is not a competition, but a self-discipline they need to master for life.”

"There’s nothing we’re doing that is necessarily revolutionary. We are just giving a voice back to the people I think need to be in the conversation."

A great article about the power of Student Driven Learning!

NOLA Micro Schools: A Conversation with Leadership - Education Reimagined Join us for a conversation with NOLA Micro Schools leaders, Kim Gibson (founder), Ryan Robert (guide), and Jack McComb (young learner).

"We have an age of young people who question everything. And they’re technologically savvy. If we don’t change the way we’re teaching them, we’re going to lose them."

If you are interested in a modern learning design that allows children to flourish- check out the school we are opening: Acton Buckhead! Reach out today to not only change the next school year- but your life!

Can blended learning be culturally responsive? - Christensen Institute In a technology-dependent environment, how can blended learning square with culturally responsive teaching? One D.C. school principal offers guidance.

I dare you to read this.

"Your curriculum is bloated with minutiae — it’s designed for test-taking, not life beyond the classroom."

We are building schools/learning environments that inspire each child and parent who enters our doors to find a calling that will change the world.

Check out our first school- Acton Buckhead launching in August!

Dear School, Eff Your ‘F’ Our education system is killing learning, one standardized test at a time

A great article that brings up many issues with “school”. The time to change is now. Check out a modern design for learning at our school Acton Buckhead opening in August!

No Adult Would Tolerate School | Happiness is here Would you put up with constant micromanagement, control, and disrespect? No adult would tolerate school. So why should children have to?

"If we teach today's students as we taught yesterday's, we rob them of tomorrow." -John Dewey

Are you comfortable with outdated school options? Check out Acton Buckhead to see a school designed for the 21st Century: www.actonbuckhead.org

Robots could take over 20 million jobs by 2030, study claims According to a new study from Oxford Economics, within the next 11 years there could be 14 million robots put to work in China alone.