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Personalized learning: How kids are getting into college by mastering their skills

The Hechinger Report

SNHU President Paul LeBlanc, in a white paper on the topic in 2011, wrote, “The game-changing idea here is that when we have assessment right, we should not care how a student achieves learning. We can blow up the delivery models and be free to try anything that shows itself to work.”.

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Will the real Montessori please stand up?

The Hechinger Report

Parents were intrigued by the schools, which seemed to offer an alternative to traditional public schools. Nearby, another student poked holes in a piece of white paper with a large push pin to create outlines of shapes. See if you can do it vertical,” said his teacher. That means up and down, big to little.”

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