Although there are many opportunities to divide students into smaller groups for activities as well as having half go to music class while half remain for other instruction, I have decided that there is an optimum size and that this year was too large. Next year will have the smaller numbers again since students will be limited to current students and within district. Throughout this program there is an intensive reading component. Much of the material is debated in class or reflected on in submitted papers. Many opposing ideas from leading thinkers are presented side by side.
Research is presented from various sources including medical doctors.
Books cover various topics. The latest one sent to me is Education in a New Era. This research was the result of EDCI 632, with D. Deering. I have often asked my students what were they talking about because it appeared they were not on task. With permission from the students I taped conversations of various groups doing research on various topics.