Non-Traditional Schools

Maria, Sarah and Katie Rose did a great job with their presentation on non-traditional schools. They briefly described the idea behind alternative schooling. They gave in depths details about Charter schools, religious schools, Expeditionary Learning Schools, Community schools and Free schools. They gave the ideas behind each other these types of schools and the laws which must be followed in order to start these types of school. They had a Chalk-Talk discussion where everyone was able to write their opinions on certain topics chosen by the speakers. I thought this was a great idea. I am a quiet person and I often have troubles putting my opinions into words during usual discussion because I feel rushed. A Chalk-Talk is a great way to allow everyone to get their thoughts out and and discussed. Their paper was a great recap and resource for the information they shared during their presentation, including a good link about Expeditionary Learning. Non-traditional schools were something I previously did not know much about and had not thought much about. I feel they opened my eyes to a whole new aspect of teaching.