As traditional high schools shift to virtual learning, the transition can leave students scrambling to manage. Large class sizes, limited support, generalized assignments, and heavy workloads can result in students struggling with school.
Any seasoned educator will tell you that teachers face many different learning styles in the classroom. Students vary widely, even when the classrooms are small. Accommodating different learning styles is a challenge all schools face, but there are adjustments that can be made to help.
What does a typical Beekman student look like?
I am asked this question all of the time in interviews and conversations with people curious about our school. This is what I tell them.
There is no “typical” Beekman student. We have a wide variety of students, including:
More schools are using the term personalized learning on their promotional materials so, naturally, this trending buzzword in education has piqued parents’ interest. What is personalized learning? And, if it’s such a good thing, why can’t all schools offer it?
Imagine this: a one-room schoolhouse, filled with students of all ages. I’m sure you probably have a picture in your mind that is similar to a scene out of “Little House on the Prairie”—and a sense that this is an antiquated and out-dated mode of education. The concept of one teacher working wi
The concept of personalized learning is a major movement in education right now—largely discussing treating students as individual learners, not as one big herd to move along the same path at the same rate at the same time. This idea is not new, but with the aid of new technology, it is becoming
Do you ever feel like you just don’t fit in at your school? Mean kids, exclusive cliques, lunchroom gossip, bullying in the halls, unfriendly teachers, no one listens to you and no one cares? Most teenagers feel that way at one time or another, but when the atmosphere at school
This post is part of a series inspired by Dream School: NYC, a SundanceTV docu-series that follows 15 New York City teenagers who left high school and are now trying to get back on track to gra
This post is part of a series inspired by Dream School: NYC, a SundanceTV docu-series that follows 15 New York City teenagers who left high school and are now trying to get back on track to gra
This post is part of a series inspired by Dream School: NYC, a SundanceTV docu-series that follows 15 New York City teenagers who left high school and are now trying to get back on track to gra