From Sweden to NY: Self-paced school
Joanne Jacobs,
Weblog,
Aug 23, 2010
It's well worth keeping in mind that the sort of things we talk about here are not just happening in our own little group, but are rather happening in clusters across the country and around the world. Case in point: "In a Kunskapsskolan Education (KED) school, middle-class Swedish children set their own curriculum and learn at their own pace. It's the anti-KIPP, says Take Part. And it's coming to the U.S. A group of New Yorkers have applied to open a Manhattan charter middle school on the KED model, reports Insideschools.org, which notes, 'The KED model aligns with the progressive educational practices used in many District 2 schools serving middle-class neighborhoods.'" KED promises personal learning and yet is highly structured, depending on who you talk to.
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