Each grade level has a different Purpose each semester. English, math, science, and social studies are focused on the semester's Purpose. He admits it when the findings are not what he wanted or expected. To boost academic achievement for all students in core subject areas including mathematics, reading, writing, science, and the social sciences based on a set of five benchmarks derived from best practices in some of the most effective schools in the United States. Students are taught to take responsibility for planning and monitoring their own progress.
Students progress at their own pace, advancing when ready and taking extra time when necessary.
Recognizing that every child has talent and that children learn by doing, the DWoK curriculum provides clear and flexible guidelines for learner-centered classroom practice. Interdisciplinary, non-graded modules integrate social studies and history themes with mathematics, science, and the visual, performing, and media arts. Let students choose their classes from the catalog, and THEN make the schedule. With today's computers there are no excuses for sticking to the old way. This is my easiest proposal for making schools more student centered.