Very true, at the end of the day a school is only good if it's a good fit for your child. Whether it's a small school or not. Having a direct line to teachers in a small school helps, and so does more choice and flexibility in general.
Not yet but planning to start a family of our own soon!
What a great article yet again! One thing to note is with this small school style you generally get teachers following you to each grade (at least I did when I was at a very small school for 2 years). This is what Denmark does and it’s show to help teachers learn how each student likes to learn. It deepens the relationship with teacher and student which helps them customize the curriculum to them. Anyways, that was all in the book hidden potential by Adam grant. Fascinating stuff as always! Thanks for sharing.
Appreciate it Jon! It's a great point, teachers become more like a second parent to that child and watch them grow which is harder to replicate when you have 30+ kids in multiple classes and it feels more transitory on both sides. More trust and understanding can be built with time. Excited to check out this book, it's on my list!
There's also this book called "Range" that touches on this stuff as well. It's all about the misconception of people who learn a little about a lot of different subjects and how it gives them a much more diverse perspective on everything which actually makes them much better at learning and thinking critically. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Range:_Why_Generalists_Triumph_in_a_Specialized_World
Small schools are good only if the teachers are good.
By the way, Sam, do you have children?
Very true, at the end of the day a school is only good if it's a good fit for your child. Whether it's a small school or not. Having a direct line to teachers in a small school helps, and so does more choice and flexibility in general.
Not yet but planning to start a family of our own soon!
What a great article yet again! One thing to note is with this small school style you generally get teachers following you to each grade (at least I did when I was at a very small school for 2 years). This is what Denmark does and it’s show to help teachers learn how each student likes to learn. It deepens the relationship with teacher and student which helps them customize the curriculum to them. Anyways, that was all in the book hidden potential by Adam grant. Fascinating stuff as always! Thanks for sharing.
Appreciate it Jon! It's a great point, teachers become more like a second parent to that child and watch them grow which is harder to replicate when you have 30+ kids in multiple classes and it feels more transitory on both sides. More trust and understanding can be built with time. Excited to check out this book, it's on my list!
There's also this book called "Range" that touches on this stuff as well. It's all about the misconception of people who learn a little about a lot of different subjects and how it gives them a much more diverse perspective on everything which actually makes them much better at learning and thinking critically. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Range:_Why_Generalists_Triumph_in_a_Specialized_World
Oh I'm a big fan of that book, need to go back and read it again! So many implications for learning in there. 😊