It sounds like SBP students will have a lot of autonomy. What if my child is not self-directed?
It depends on what you mean by “not self-directed.” If your child works well in a traditional, structured educational environment, completing the work that is assigned, then he or she may not need SBP’s alternative approach. If you mean that you have to hound your child to do his or her homework, then maybe the problem is that he or she is not a good fit for the traditional school model. Most traditional schools do not reward students for being truly self-directed in their learning. At SBP, the focus is on personalized learning, in which students take ownership of and responsibility for their learning. They become self-directed because what they are learning is relevant to their interests, and they are supported by the strong relationships that are fostered in the advisory. Furthermore, students know that their work will be publicly presented at quarterly “Celebrations of Learning,” which is a motivating factor in itself – think about the difference between creating a project (such as
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