High School Reform A number of recent reports and publications have examined secondary education with the goal of changing and reforming high schools. Create small communities for learning . Creating smaller communities of teachers and learners within large schools has the advantage of personalizing schools for young people. Small, personalized learning communities allow a group of teachers to work with the same students over a number of years. Learning is more individualized and teachers come to understand the needs of each student.
Students are able to connect with caring adults and be part of a peer group.
Contextualize teaching and learning . Traditional methods of instruction are not motivating for many students because they do not see the relevance of what they are expected to learn. Making learning relevant to students means connecting it to their needs and interests and actively engaging them in the learning process. Immerse students in the adult world . Exposing students to the world beyond the school, including the world of work, is an important aspect of contextualizing teaching and learning.