#1. Your Brain is Happy When You Exercise

#2. Identify and Kill Your “ANTs”

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What does it mean to hold a "high school diploma"? What does that diploma say about your skills?

Five Important Features about the Curriculum and the Diploma at 21Century.Education

1. A focus on projects.

2. Students organize their projects in a "digital portfolio" (a blog or website).

3. Students learn how to earn while they learn.

4. The work of students is the prime focus.

5. There is more.

See the 10 Parts of the Diploma at 21Century.education

1. How is the diploma awarded at 21Century.Education?

2. What are the subjects that are included in the Diploma?

3. What does the Diploma look like?

4. What is the Finnish model (topics instead of subjects)?

5. What is Big Picture Learning?

“Learning should be fun for the learner.”

"If you are a teacher in a classroom, you are the educational system for those students."

Many High Tech High School students (in California) hear the following words: “Students should gain strong experience in and understanding of all aspects of an industry, including Finance, Planning, Management, Underlying principles of technology, Labor Issues, Community issues, Health and safety issues, and Environmental issues as they pertain to that industry.”

“Until we find their interests, it’s just school. After we find out what interests the students, they get involved in interesting internships and school is no longer school. It’s an exciting adventure each day.”

Yes, people need to be able to read, write, and speak clearly. And they have to know how to add, subtract, multiply, and divide. But given the widening array of possibilities, there’s no reason that every child must master the sciences, algebra, geometry, biology, or any of the rest of the standard high school curriculum that has barely changed in half a century.

By their fruit you will recognize them .... every good tree bears good fruit ...Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.

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“Students should gain strong experience in and understanding of all aspects of an industry, including Finance, Planning, Management, Underlying principles of technology, Labor Issues, Community issues, Health and safety issues, and Environmental issues as they pertain to that industry.” The average US person works in 8 to 12 places in their lifetime.

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