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Taking the Lead: An Interview with Larry RosenstockHigh Tech High's founding principal and CEO speaks about its innovative teaching and learning model. More to this story.
High Tech High's founding principal and CEO speaks about its innovative teaching and learning model. More to this story.
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Release Date: 12/03/2008
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Produced and Directed by
- Ken Ellis
Written by
- Carl Bidleman
Coordinating Producer
- Amy Erin Borovoy
Editor
- Doug Keely
Camera Crew
- Rob Weller
- Darren Kawasaki
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- The George Lucas Educational Foundation
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Don't drink the coolaid
We had two children attend HTH is San Diego. HTH, like most schools, is great for the top 10% of students. Typically, these students are self motivated learners that will succeed at any school. The math/science education at HTH is poor. HTH practices 80% or more project based learning. Inherent in this practice is a lack of curriculum, lack of rigor, lack of foundational learning of fundamentals. With regard to math and science, HTH fails to adequately prepare students for the rigors of college level math and science (ask a HTH alum, a year or two removed). HTH has great potential, but they fail to listen to the feedback from parents and former students. HTH - balance project based learning with the same sort of academic rigor that students will experience in college.
Scholarship information request
To: Mr. Rosenstock. Our family has recently relocated from California to Georgia. There is a program called the Hope Schools of Excellence and we really feel that getting our 2 kids enrolled would be very beneficial to their future. In their brochure it states "To assure success in our efforts we have established a collaboration with High Tech Learning Schools in San Diego, CA. The price of tuition is prohibiting us from being able to take advantage of it at this time. Do you know of any scholarships that would be available? Our children are in 7th and 9th grades. The schools here in Georgia start August 10th, we surely appreciate any suggestions or information that you can provide. Thank you. Joan
This is a great idea,
This is a great idea, because Larry's model of urban education is focused for every student, who wants to learn, regardless of the social or economical status. I’d like my children to have an opportunity to study by such an innovative system.
Personnally me I like the
Personnally me I like the idea and the principles! If one day I will create my own blog where there will be green page I will me a link to your blog! By the way, I've never heard about Larry Rosenstock, but now I see I should lean more about him!