What School Could Be – Chapters Three & Four
Set A: What would happen if the main goal of a course was to get students excited about the topic? This coming school year, would you be willing to ask students at the beginning and end of each course, “How interested are you in this subject?” How would you propose you be held accountable for making changes based on the answers, if necessary?
Set B: In college, what experiences stood out for you? How much did you learn in your lecture courses? In a world where college lecture courses are available online for free, why do you think so many pay so much to attend college? Is higher education leveling America’s playing field, or further tilting it?