Research & Philosophy
Read the articles below to learn more about the philosophy behind Tustin Connect and how this type of learning model could have profound and lifelong benefits for your child.
WHAT KEEPS STUDENTS MOTIVATED TO LEARN?
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"Students like to know why they’re learning something and they want to access that information through a lens that interests them. If teachers give broad guidelines for the project and then have students do something they’re interested in it will bring students along the whole time."
--Read the entire article "The No. 1 reason parents teach their kids at home? They claim the children get a better education at home. The next reason is religious convictions, followed by a desire to avoid bad schools." "Studies suggest the parents may be right about getting a better education. Students taught at home consistently score higher than the national average on the SAT and ACT standardized tests. And other studies have shown that homeschoolers tend to do better in college, because they are more motivated and curious, and they feel more responsible for learning on their own." --Read the entire article |
Why Kids Need Schools to Change
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"In an ideal world, the school day would reflect kids’ changing needs and rhythms. There would be time for free play; school would start later to allow time for students’ much-needed rest; the transition time between classes would be longer, allowing time for kids to walk down the hall and say hi to their friends and plan their next moves; kids would have the opportunity to step away from school “work” in order to regroup and process what they’ve absorbed. The actual encoding of information doesn’t take place when you’re hunched over a desk.”
--Read the entire article AltSchool is a decidedly Bay Area experiment with an educational philosophy known as student-centered learning. The approach, which many schools have adopted, holds that kids should pursue their own interests, at their own pace. To that, however, AltSchool mixes in loads of technology to manage the chaos, and tops it all off with a staff of forward-thinking teachers set free to custom-teach to each student. The result, they fervently say, is a superior educational experience. --Read the entire article |
