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5. How Is a Bad Radio Station Like Our Public-School System?

May 13, 2010
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INSIGHT

Factory Model Limits Personalized Learning

  • Traditional classrooms follow a factory model that treats students identically rather than as individuals.
  • That one-size-fits-all approach prevents many teachers from identifying and nurturing each student's unique strengths.
ANECDOTE

Lightbulb Moment At A Training Center

  • Joel Rose visited a New Horizons Learning Center and saw a 'Choose Your Modality' sign that inspired him.
  • That moment sparked the idea to offer multiple learning modalities in K-12 education.
INSIGHT

Daily Playlists Replace Uniform Lessons

  • School of One breaks classes into small groups and daily individualized playlists of modalities.
  • The system blends live, small-group, virtual tutoring, and independent practice driven by data each day.
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