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Personalizing learning in urban high schools.
Abstract
Much-maligned urban high schools are in need of major reform if they are to ensure that their students are prepared to be successful workers in the post-industrial economy. Ongoing small school reforms may help provide the personalization needed to make schooling relevant and engaging, but without self-devised personal learning plans, students will never attain the levels of autonomy, self-directedness, and responsibility that are crucial in the global age.
Introduction
The model of schooling most prevalent in urban high schools today is an industrial-age relic where students are expected to learn the skills and values that do little ...
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