{"id":96763,"date":"2025-09-19T08:37:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T12:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=96763"},"modified":"2025-09-19T09:20:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T13:20:15","slug":"transitioning-the-u-s-from-a-schooled-society-to-a-learning-society-other-items-re-k-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2025\/09\/19\/transitioning-the-u-s-from-a-schooled-society-to-a-learning-society-other-items-re-k-12\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Transitioning the U.S. from a &#8216;schooled society&#8217; to a &#8216;learning society'&#8221; + other items re: K-12"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettingsmart.com\/2025\/09\/08\/small-rural-central-california-high-school-continues-to-defy-standardized-education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Small, Rural Central California High School Continues To Defy Standardized Education<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from gettingsmart.com by Michael Niehoff<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Points<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Minarets High School prioritizes student-centered learning with innovative programs like project-based learning, digital tools, and unique offerings.<\/li>\n<li>Emphasis on student voice and personalized learning fosters engagement, creativity, and real-world preparation, setting a benchmark for educational innovation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettingsmart.com\/2024\/10\/29\/let-high-schoolers-do-less-let-high-schoolers-experience-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Let High Schoolers Do Less? Let High Schoolers Experience More<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from gettingsmart.com by Tom Vander Ark and Nate McClennen<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Points<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>High school should focus on personalized and purposeful learning experiences that engage students and build real-world skills.<\/li>\n<li>Traditional transcripts should be replaced with richer learning and experience records to better communicate students\u2019 skills to higher education and employers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>\u201cAmericans want to grant more control to students themselves, prioritizing a K-12 education where all students have the option to choose the courses they want to study based on interests and aspirations.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Research on motivation and engagement supports personalized and purposeful learning. Students are more motivated when they see relevance and have some choice. We summarize this in six core principles to which schools should strive.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50273 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/MoreChoiceMoreControl-DSC2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"434\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/MoreChoiceMoreControl-DSC2.jpg 434w, https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/MoreChoiceMoreControl-DSC2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 434px) 100vw, 434px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/workshift.org\/new-effort-pushes-the-u-s-to-stop-getting-schooled-and-start-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>New Effort Pushes the U.S. to Stop Getting \u2018Schooled\u2019 and Start Learning<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from workshift.org by\u00a0Elyse Ashburn<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>The Big Idea:<\/strong>\u00a0A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/learningsociety.io\/\">new collaborative effort<\/a>\u00a0led out of the Stanford center aims to tackle that goal\u2014giving clearer shape to what it would mean to truly build a new \u201clearning society.\u201d As a starting point, the collaborative released\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/learningsociety.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Building-a-Learning-Society-Report_FINAL.pdf\">a report<\/a>\u00a0and set of design principles this week, crafted through a year of discussion and debate among about three dozen fellows in leadership roles in education, industry, government, and research.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>The fellows landed on nine core principles\u2014including that working is learning and credentials are a means, not an end\u2014designed to transition the United States from a \u201cschooled society\u201d to a \u201clearning society.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cUniversal access to K-12 education and the massification of access to college were major accomplishments of 20th century America,\u201d Stevens says. \u201cBut all that schooling also has downsides that only recently have come into common view. Conventional schooling is expensive, bureaucratic, and often inflexible.\u201d<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/learningsociety.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Building-a-Learning-Society-Report_FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-96768 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/BuildLearningSocietySept2025.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"75%\" height=\"75%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/BuildLearningSocietySept2025.jpg 690w, https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/BuildLearningSocietySept2025-115x150.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edutopia.org\/article\/substitute-teachers-strategies-connect-students\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>How Substitute Teachers Can Connect With Their Students<\/strong> <\/a>&#8212; from edutopia.org by Zachary Shell<br \/>\n<em>Five enriching strategies to help subs stay involved and make a difference in the classroom.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">I\u2019ve since found enrichment in substitute teaching. Along the way, I\u2019ve compiled a handful of strategies that have helped me stay involved and make a difference, one day at a time. Those strategies\u2014which are useful for\u00a0new substitutes still learning the ropes, as well as full-time teachers who are scaling back to substitute duties\u2014are laid out below.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edutopia.org\/article\/classroom-management-beyond-compliance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>A Quiet Classroom Isn\u2019t Always an Ideal Classroom<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from edutopia.org by Clementina Jose<br \/>\n<em>By rethinking what a good day in the classroom looks and sounds like, new teachers can better support their students.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>If your classroom hums with the energy of students asking questions, debating ideas, and working together, you haven\u2019t failed. You\u2019ve succeeded in\u00a0building a space where learning isn\u2019t about being compliant, but about being alive and present.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Small, Rural Central California High School Continues To Defy Standardized Education &#8212; from gettingsmart.com by Michael Niehoff Key Points Minarets High School prioritizes student-centered learning with innovative programs like project-based learning, digital tools, and unique offerings. Emphasis on student voice and personalized learning fosters engagement, creativity, and real-world preparation, setting a benchmark for educational innovation. 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