This cohort insight is brilliant, the jump from 40% to 82% success really hammers home how much peer dynamics matter even for academically advanced kids. I tried someting similar with a gifted group last year and the momentum they built off each other was wild. The piece about individualized learning being scalable only for the super motivated is spot-on, most studnts just need that social pressure to push through harder material.
Yea unfortunately individualized learning lives off of anecdotes and wishful thinking. And I'm happy the industry exists, it's great for lots of folks out of school. I've used it for plenty of things. But we've convinced ourselves it works while ignoring the students who most need great teaching.
This cohort insight is brilliant, the jump from 40% to 82% success really hammers home how much peer dynamics matter even for academically advanced kids. I tried someting similar with a gifted group last year and the momentum they built off each other was wild. The piece about individualized learning being scalable only for the super motivated is spot-on, most studnts just need that social pressure to push through harder material.
Yea unfortunately individualized learning lives off of anecdotes and wishful thinking. And I'm happy the industry exists, it's great for lots of folks out of school. I've used it for plenty of things. But we've convinced ourselves it works while ignoring the students who most need great teaching.
Super insightful! Loved this post, keep 'em coming!
Lovely questions and brilliant answers! Thank you!