polygonal-lasso asked: I’ve thought about this a lot too, but the issue I keep running into is how exactly laboratory classrooms would work. I mean sure, there are charter schools, but even they have to conform to the current larger structures we have in education. Any ideas I come up with would require exemption of the students that I’m working with from that larger structure, and I don’t see that being feasible. The only way I can see this working would be to have this experimental school (system) run by successful,
Thanks.
Interesting thinking on an experimental school. I’m wondering if there are programs being run through Gates or Ford foundations that might be something similar to this. There are other options though like designing a school within a school, etc. There’s more room for exploratory work in independent schools as well since they’re not bound by state standards (although the pressures of college admissions sort of make up for it).
As for places to connect with other educators, you should check out curriculum21. I was introduced to the site just last week, but it looks like a promising forum for engaged and motivated educators.
