Article 3- Let Kids Rule the School

Click here to read this article.  I want you to really think about this one, because you will be starting a project soon where you will create your own school.

Your assignment on this article is the same as before.  Work with a partner to answer the following discussion questions.  You can either write them down and turn them in, or email them to james.taormina@mnps.org or erin.gentry@mnps.org.  Be sure to include both names (this will be a daily grade).

Discussion Questions for "Let Kids Rule the School":

1. Define: profound, impediment, flagged, critiqued, queries, inquiry, endeavor, transformative, thwarts

2. Why do you think so many students drop out of school?

3. If students had more responsibility for their own education, would they learn more? Would graduation rates improve? Explain.

4. Do you think the experiment discussed in the article will have a lasting impact on those students’ academic achievement? Why/why not?

5. Would the experiment work if it were implemented school-wide?

6. Do you think students designing their own curriculum would be motivated to challenge themselves, or would they just do the bare minimum? Explain.

7. Would you like the opportunity to design your own curriculum? Why/why not?

8. If you could design your own curriculum for one year, what would you choose to learn?