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Thinking about charter school in Alabama? Read this article on the history of charter schools in Alabama, the unique challenges they face, and the step-by-step plan to kickstart your charter school journey. https://lnkd.in/eSN6S_Dm

Educating our youth transcends curriculum coverage and programatic compliance. A student-centered educational system in 2023 should not have any similarities with an archaic, chairs-in-rows, factory-like school. In addition to structural, organizational, and fiscal issues; there are mindsets, assumptions, and prejudices that have made the educational system obsolete and in desperate need for transformation. Efforts like the one showcased here, although small in scale, are big in significance, as they attempt to change the minds, not only of the students, but also of the adults charged with educating the next generation of citizens.

At Saint Louis Sudbury School, students are free to ask questions, learn from, and hang out with students and staff of all ages. Sudbury model school graduates often comment about how they are comfortable talking with their professors, supervisors, and co-workers of different ages. When have you worked with a team who were all the same age? This is a great behind the scenes moment of a younger student asking for help about possibly changing a school rule. He wanted to know about the wording of the current rule, how to make a motion in School Meeting to change it, and help writing the item on the School Meeting agenda. Are you interested in exploring Self-Directed Education in a democratic learning community for your child? Want to see your child reignite their love for learning? Provide them with an opportunity of time and space to discover themselves and prioritize their well-being? Schedule a tour of Saint Louis Sudbury School this spring, consider a Visiting Week in the spring or summer, and enroll in the fall! https://lnkd.in/gfpwApCX (Note: a few spots remain for this current School Year.)

Eastern High School Ramblers Washington, DC

Since our world is not optimized for neurodiverse people, our role at CLE is to help young adults open doors and create new opportunities. All educators know an essential skill to help them in adulthood is the ability to self-advocate. However, every year students arrive to CLE and do not know when and why they need to advocate and lack the skills to generalize it across settings such as higher education or the workplace. My colleague Karlie Driscoll nailed it describing the gaps in teaching advocacy.  “Self -advocacy is a term that is seen in all IEPs for every transitioning student, and for good reason. With my adult students I often see that they know they should advocate but they don’t always know how, why, or for what in their post-high school life. To truly advocate for themselves as adults, we encourage our students to explore their disability as they would and interesting hypothesis. In doing so, they gain a working knowledge and ownership of their disability and how it enriches and challenges different facets of their lives. Through this exploration, students can build a greater vocabulary to express what they are experiencing and need in a variety of situations”. Check out the whole article and a piece by our CLE Monterey student

🌟 Exciting Solution to Teacher Shortages in Education! 🍎 Thrilled to share this insightful article from Swing Education, highlighting how Amber Charter Schools found an innovative solution to tackle teacher shortages. 🚀👩🏫 Their success story showcases the impact of leveraging platforms like Swing to bring qualified educators into classrooms. Kudos to Amber Charter Schools for their proactive approach in ensuring quality education for students. Let's continue to explore creative solutions to address challenges in education! 🌐✨ #Education #TeacherShortages #InnovationInEducation #Substitutes #SwingEducation #EdTech 📚

I remember the first time, years ago, that I heard “we need to empower and engage the frontline”. It struck me as odd. “But I know my colleagues”, I thought, “they ARE engaged outside of work, they are creative and joyful…outside of work, they are collaborative and passionate…outside of work.” ✨ Maybe it’s not an employee problem, maybe it’s a work environment one! ✨ ➡️ What if we didn’t have to “empower and engage the frontline” because we never stripped students of their power, curiosity, and autonomy in conventional school systems? Leaders would no longer need to “make it safe to ask questions” because we never learned that it was unsafe… Leaders would quit relying heavily on extrinsic motivation and carrot/stick approaches because we didn’t learn to chase a “gold star” over our own creative passions… Leaders would feel safe admitting they ‘don’t know’ because they never learned their worth was directly tied to school grades… What if? Yes, I work with CEOs to redefine business success by challenging their own preconceptions. But where do you think many of those preconceptions originated? *** Respect humanity (including children!). Improve work. Continuous Improvement without the Other CI, Consciousness Improvement, is unsustainable (and unfulfilling and outdated and expensive and frustrating and…) Let's experiment together: www.theotherci.com *** #theotherci #continuousimprovement #consciousness #executive #leadership #ceo #executivecoaching #sudbury #education #consciousleadership #tps #lean #manufacturingexcellence #respectforpeople #futureofwork #change #management #respecthumanity #improvework

Maybe America has too many of the "wrong" types of schools. Instead of indoctrinating students, maybe more schools should go back to focusing on delivering tangible vocational skills that can lead to a certificate in a trade and immediately gain employment afterwards. The shift from vocational education to a college based one was short-sighted and a huge mistake. Yes, manufacturing went overseas in the 80s; however, there was still a need for many vocations. Instead, the shift to promoting a 4 year degree for everyone resulted in administrative bloat at colleges. Administrator employment greatly outpaced faculty growth and student enrollment. As always, it was all about the money. The good news is that more young people are seeing through the charade and are choosing to save money and learn a trade. This new shift should have a ripple effect and bring back the vocational education platform that is sorely needed. This, in turn, will help urban youth gain skills, meaningful employment, and solid compensation. #education #trades #vocationalschool #schools

Individual freedom was one of the founding ideals of America. Today, barriers in the current educational system are making it more difficult for families to exercise their freedoms. Ed Tarnowski, EdChoice State Policy Associate, wrote an article highlighting how educational freedom is the American way. https://lnkd.in/gmErt4D4

I think it’s inaccurate to surmise that urban schools are empty because of low birth rates, which in turn is the reason for parents to move elsewhere. It’s simply not the case. Parents do not move because of not having children. They move in search of better job opportunities. After the pandemic, inperson jobs fell precipitously. Remote jobs began to gain traction, and parents without the requisite skills began to feel the pain. They have been left with no alternative but to move, move along with their children. There is your problem — the absence of jobs! Lawmakers can stabilize this population by creating jobs, and by offering opportunities to retrain low skilled urban parents for the new digital economy. That’s what would keep them in their school districts, and their children in their schools. This is one way to curb the outflow of kids from urban school districts.