DC is in the forefront of a movement to make education a more personalized experience, relying in part on technology to tailor learning to each student's needs and interests. The approach promises to ensure that advanced students are challenged and struggling ones engaged, even if they share the same classroom. In any given classroom, some kids grasp the material easily while others struggle. Under the prevailing model, teachers have generally taught to the middle, with the inevitable … [Read more...]
Introducing DC Eduphile
For the past two years I've been blogging about education for Greater Greater Washington, a communal blog that focuses on urban issues in DC. I'm now launching my own blog for readers who are primarily interested in the state of public education in the District. In a sense, I've come full circle: my original intention, two years ago, was to start my own education blog. But at the last minute I discovered that the editors at Greater Greater Washington had just had a similar idea: they were … [Read more...]