Fox Play
“I tied their goals, as best they knew them, with the current curriculum that Francesca taught and identified additional opportunities for classes I thought the kids would like. It took me a week, and even then, most of the class descriptions were only a few words. Then I got together with Francesca."Correct me if I am wrong," I said. "But it strikes me that the traditional program is designed for some sort of average."She smiled at me. "Yes. Even programs designed for college bound students are... aimed at the 60th percentile or so.""But these kids are 90th percentile or even higher," I said."Yes.""So we can cover the core material faster.""Yes. And these kids could be more driven to spend time, meaning they can shove more in. They will do the homework faster, too.""The state does not dictate how we teach the material, just that we teach the material?""Right. If we were a public school, that would be different. But we're private.""All right," I said. "That's what I thought." I gave her a sheet of paper." This is what I am recommending for fulfilling the core requirements." I accelerated everything so that the kids were completing all their senior year requirements by some time in their junior year.MoreLess
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