Please join our communities as

Aveson Charter School, Children’s Community School, Occidental College, Odyssey Charter School, Pacific Oaks Children’s School, Sequoyah School, Walden School, and Waverly School

 present a special talk for parents & educators

The Schools Our Children Deserve:

Moving Beyond Traditional Classrooms

and

'Tougher Standards'

by Alfie Kohn

“Perhaps the country’s most outspoken critic of education’s fixation

on grades and test scores.”

—Time magazine

Our knowledge of how children learn – and how schools can help – has come a long way in the last few decades. Unfortunately, most schools have not. They’re still more about memorizing facts and practicing isolated skills than understanding ideas from the inside out; they still exclude students from any meaningful decision-making role; and they still rely on grades, tests, homework, lectures, worksheets, competition, punishments, and rewards. Alfie Kohn explores the alternatives to each of these conventional practices, explaining why progressive education isn’t just a realistic alternative but one that’s far more likely to help kids become critical thinkers and lifelong learners.

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*Special note to faculty/teachers about the 4:30 pm teacher lecture*

1) If you are a faculty/teacher at one of the sponsoring schools or college, contact your director to sign-up for the teacher lecture.

2) If you are a faculty/teacher and NOT associated with a sponsoring school or college, email coach@learningsuccesswithgrace.com to get more info and make a reservation.