The Contemporary approach emphasizes teacher-directed learning and places students primarily in single grade designation. The primary goal of the Contemporary Instructional approach is to help children develop a strong foundation for basic skills. Active student learning is seen as a primary contribution to a student's personal self-concept. Classrooms are nurturing environments where students are encouraged to excel in all areas of academics, the arts and social relations. Key Contemporary Descriptors Student learning is mostly teacher directed.
Student grouping for instruction is routinely by single grade configuration.
Subjects are taught primarily by individual teachers with a focus on specific course content. Student progress is measured by common school and District criteria. Parents and teachers share responsibility for student learning and behavior. The Informal Instructional Delivery Informal classrooms are guided by the same courses of study that direct learning in all Upper Arlington Schools' classrooms. Students in Informal classrooms are held to the same standards of testing and achievement as other students.