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Exploring Pedagogy is a blog series from Mastery Learning Academy that explores issues with public schools and ways private schools can approach alternatives.
Placing Children in “Grades” by Age Is Illogical
Age-grading is a bad idea. It was imported from Prussia in 1848. It was first implemented in Boston, in the Quincy Grammar…
Stave Off Summer Learning Gaps
Excerpt from LJ Works, February 27, 2020: You know that practice makes perfect – so what happens when you don’t practice for…
Bored Out of Their Minds
For two weeks in third grade, I preached the gospel of the wild boar. My teacher, the sprightly Mrs. DeWilde, assigned my…
What is Mastery Learning?
Mastery learning is THE transformational education innovation of our time. At its core, mastery learning enables students to move forward at their…
Youth Depression, Suicide Increasing During Pandemic Response
Government policies meant to curtail the COVID-19 pandemic have resulted in unintended consequences that threaten lives—including, tragically, the lives of young people…
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