Old and Dusty
When I was doing my undergraduate, I did an observation at a school in Wauconda, Illinois called Da Vinci Waldorf. This is a Waldorf school that centered its curriculums around what the students were interested in. Almost in a democratic manner, students and parents were able to discuss the curriculum before the school year started with the teacher the students will have that year, and make suggestions on what the students would like to learn about. It was one of the most interesting experiences I ever had in college. It also opened my eyes to the world of alternative teaching curriculums. Prior to going to college I did not know that there was another way students could be taught. I grew up going to public schools and I was aware that Catholic schools had a little bit of a different curriculum, but ultimately the way the classroom was organized was the same as a public school. The Tedx talk by Kayla Delzer re-awakened this idea in me, the way we've been teaching students in our sc...