Former Teacher Reveals Why School is Failing 91% of Kids

Lydia Hampton spent five years as a public school teacher before she built something most educators never consider. Research shows direct instruction works for about 9% of kids. The other 91% need something different - and Lydia decided to build a place for all of them.

The Learning Lab is a 16,000 sq ft space in Wichita, Kansas where seven completely different education models operate under one roof. In this conversation with host Ela Bass, Lydia breaks down how Khan Lab School, a public school microschool, a homeschool co-op, a wrestling academy, and four other programs coexist in the same building.

Read the full blog post: https://opened.co/blog/personalized-learning-in-action-7-education-models

About Lydia Hampton: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lydiahampton/

The Learning Lab: https://www.golearninglab.org/