When students plan their own path for learning, the amount that is learned has the potential of being far greater than anything I could've planned out myself. This is true, in part, because of the great students that I have this year. However, it also speaks to the culture of my classroom and the expectations that have been set since day 1. Everyone in the room knows that I will do everything I possibly can in order to help you succeed. Week 9's update is rather brief, but very powerful in the sense of letting go of the control and passing it on to the students.
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There are certain projects and lessons that mean more than others. This whole idea of giving students back 1/5 of their time has been a decision that could have gone in a number of directions. Students could be completely waisting their time, messing around and taking advantage of their time. This is about as far from the truth as we could possibly get. Week 6 brought out some true gems and supported the belief that school and community can work well together.
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