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we don’t know the differences right now, but we DO know we all learn differently

so if we know that, we might expect that schools would give us different learning opportunities

- we know from our own experiences this isn’t the reality at all

- think about your own Algebra classes, World History classes

look at how much it costs to create an IEP for a special education student

- 2 to 3 times more on average

- some of you might admit in some cases you’re not doing the full IEP which the student needs because it is too expensive

So our question: how can we migrate to a modular system twhich can be customized, which is truly student-centric

we’ve had computers well over 3 decades, for the last 2 decades we’ve been spending wildly on them, but they have not transformed the classroom at all

- are computers for basic word processing, a presentation, or some internet research, or a computer lab to learn keyboarding

Larry Cuban has written a lot about this

- schools have done just what we’d expect them to do in the face of this disruptive model: cramming computers

Where would these areas of non-consumption be in our schools, where schooling is compulsive in the U.S.

lots of areas

- credit recovery

- drop outs

- advanced placement and other advanced courses

- scheduling conflicts

- home-schooled and homebound students

- small, rural, and urban schools

- tutoring

- professional development

- pre-K

- after school

- in the home

- incarcerated youth

- in-school suspension

25% of high schools don’t offer an advanced course (above Algebra II, basic biology, or ….)

Looming budget cuts and teacher shortages are an opportunity, not a threat