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Connecting curious teenagers with private teachers for one-on-one courses. Tips for hacking high school (& middle school). Worldschooling partisan.

Joined July 2021
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One-to-one instruction changes everything. Everything.
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And, it breaks us free from "teaching to the mean" by allowing educators to personalize learning to the student.
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If these ideas excite you as much as us, you might want to check out this recent post on our blog where we talk about some core principles of one-to-one learning. (Warning, we nerd out a bit on dialectical inquiry and the 2 Sigma Problem.) cicerolearning.com/some-prin…
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Highlight of our week: launching this incredible course in environmental engineering for high schoolers. cicerolearning.com/course/en…
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Last year @teb_logan interviewed @andersenske, a bildung philosopher, about horizontal (knowledge-based) learning and vertical (developmental, moral) learning. It’s an absolute must listen for anyone who thinks about education. futurelearningdesign.com/pod…
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The factory model of modern education is soul crushing. We agree 100%. But, in this recent essay @drjane argues that actually we do need a factory model, at least in the sense of achieving scale and equitable access to learning. It's worth a read. schoolofthought.substack.com…
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Accomplishment v Achievement. The former is that rush you get when you lock yourself in your room and—on your own, unprodded—try to master something new. Achievement is what parents/schools say matters in "real life." Kids need more accomplishment. nytimes.com/2023/05/15/opini…
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Like most people who care about education and kids, we spent the end of last week reading (and re-reading) the @nytimes report on the steep learning loss in the U.S. since the pandemic. nytimes.com/interactive/2023… 1/7
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The level of rapport and trust that builds between student and teacher begins to look a lot like mentorship; and with the right coaching and accountability, kids can turn things around, quickly. 6/7
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One-to-one school is such a game changer it's sort of impossible to compare it to traditional school.
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“Purism is the best cover-up for mediocrity.” RIP Harry Belafonte
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📢 Attention young writers– Our "Blogging for Teens" summer pod is filling up. Join us in a learning pod of up to four students, make friends, and take your writing skills to the next level. Limited slots available, enroll now. cicerolearning.com/summer-se…
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