Something that seems like it would be difficult to reform would be to have a period devoted to internships outside the school. Logistically it seems hard to organize these with local institutions/companies. Transportation and the large amount of students participating would be challenging to coordinate. Especially with the school system today, I would think this would be a tough aspect to integrate into high schools. I like the idea behind the movement, but I just can not see how this could be done effectively all across the nation.
References that I found were that education needs to be connected to students lives and that groups of educators need to work together in planning and communicating. The school experience needs to be authentic along with collaboration are key concepts seen in both materials. A connection was also made to have students work on problem solving, inquiry, and acquiring a deeper understanding of the content material through innovative ideas.
Something that I want to look further into is the notion that high schools can be made to feel smaller and more personalized. The “houses” model with intensive teacher teaming, curriculum integration, student choice, and daily advisory are very novel ideas. Many times students are seen as numbers lost in a system that doesn’t understand them. There needs to be change so that every student can have a voice in today’s education system and personal learning experience.
