Overview and references of trends in education"All my life I've struggled to keep the school that attended from getting in the way of my real education." The National High School Alliance is a partnership of nearly fifty organizations representing a diverse cross-section of perspectives and approaches, but sharing a common commitment to promoting the excellence, equity, and development of high school-age youth. A Call to Action: Transforming High School for All Youth Project Based Learning offers opportunities for students to learn by applying core knowledge to real world issues while working on real projects. Service Learning. Learning while serving communities. 21st Century Learning. Across the country, there is a refreshing and growing movement to improve America’s high schools by teaching 21st Century Skills. Beyond the Basics. History offers many explanations for why people should acquire what today we typically term a “broad, liberal-arts education.” Prominent thinkers and leaders over the centuries have expounded on the virtues of such learning. Aristotle said liberal education is necessary if one is to act “nobly.” Benjamin Franklin said it was needed in order to cultivate “the best capacities” in humans. And Einstein found in liberal learning the locus for imagination, which he deemed more important than raw knowledge. Beyond the Basics: Achieving a Liberal Education for All Children The Virtual Classroom: Online Learning. Virtual schools make available a world of new courses -- from obscure electives to Advanced Placement classes -- that challenge students intellectually and open up new doors educationally. More on Online Learning and Florida Virtual School MIT OpenCourseWare - Highlights for High School is a guide to free MIT courses selected specifically to help students prepare for AP exams, learn more about the skills and concepts learned in school, and get a glimpse of what they'll soon study in college.
Global Learning. The global marketplace and the workplace in which today’s students will be involved are rapidly changing. Most jobs they will have in the future don’t exist today. Global learning goes beyond crossing the bridge and attending a school out of our community. Social and emotional intelligence. It's not enough to simply fill a students' brain with facts. A successful education demands that their character be developed as well. Arts in education. The Arts improve vocabulary and reading comprehension. The Arts enhance self-esteem, creative thinking, problem solving and communication skills. The Arts enrich, enlighten and educate. The National High School Alliance is a partnership of nearly fifty organizations representing a diverse cross-section of perspectives and approaches, but sharing a common commitment to promoting the excellence, equity, and development of high school-age youth. A Call to Action: Transforming High School for All Youth These are ideas for you to explore. We will continue to expand on these topics. Is there a theme you would like to explore? Let us know. Send us your comments.
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