Your subscription helps keep my newsletter thriving. If the issues of neurodiversity and learning are as near to your heart as they are to mine, consider subscribing! The cost is about the same as a cup of coffee, but my gratitude is endless. 🌻 After my first book on micro-schools was published, I knew I wanted to spend some time testing concepts and assumptions I had about educating twice-exceptional children without the pressure of running an entire program. At the time, I was curious about how one might meld the best of one-on-one learning with whole group instruction. A number of my students attended one-on-one programs like Fusion Academy, a pricey, chain private school that pairs students with a teacher for one-on-one private education. However, I also knew from experience that what my students craved most was the relational environment of a classroom along with a highly individualized curriculum.
Thanks so much for explaining the design process of Sunnyside in more detail. You are so right, the one to one model works but only to a point and then the missing social piece becomes an issue. I love hearing about how you put it all together!
Thanks so much for explaining the design process of Sunnyside in more detail. You are so right, the one to one model works but only to a point and then the missing social piece becomes an issue. I love hearing about how you put it all together!