Courage To Create

Who is responsible for making learning "meaningful"? Resources: "Borrowed Future" (Documentary film about the impact of student loan) & "nothing, except everything."

What is "cool" feedback? Resources: "Away for the Day" phone policy at school https://www.awayfortheday.org/

Is "Ability Grouping" or "Tracking" equitable practice? Resources: College day fundraising (if you would like to support his team) https://www.gofundme.com/f/high-school-students-visit-colleges-in-nyc

What does a good assignment look like?

Do the students at this progressive school still need to take the tests? Resources: About MAP testing: https://www.nwea.org/map-growth/ HTH CEO search : https://www.hightechhigh.org/ceosearch/

What does equity in learning look like?

What does this small progressive school do when there is a backlash from the community? Also, "HTH Unboxed" mentioned in this episode is found here: https://hthunboxed.org/

What does the beginning of the school year at this Project Based Learning (PBL) centric high school look like? It's a fashion show!

Courage to Create is a podcast show in which a high school student is sharing his day-to-day experiences, his bold vision for the future of education, and more. Hosted by Etsuko Tsukagoshi, who published a translated Japanese version of an inspirational book on Education "An Ethic of Excellence" written by Ron Berger, a new episode will be published each week when the school is in sessio...