I found the Most Likely to Succeed film eye-opening as it exemplified what a school might look like under different learning circumstances. At High Tech High they had no bells, integrated subject classes, and focused on personalized, and project-based learning. Personally, I feel like this set-up is definitely a step in the right direction; however, maybe too big of a step. As mentioned in the video, students and parents still care a lot about standardized testing. Whether or not these standardized tests adequately assess students, students need to perform well on them to get into universities and colleges. I think this was my key-take-away from the Most Likely to Succeed film. Often, good marks tell very little about the person and how successful they may be in the future. But with the current system in place, how can you even attempt to get far in life if you cannot perform well on standardized tests? I think it is crucial that as educators, we find a happy medium between the āstandardized testingā way of teaching, as well as generalized, project-based, and personalized learning opportunities seen at High Tech High.
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