Student disengagement from school is a trending concern, and many
schools have turned their attention to independent study programs as a
way to nurture student motivation and creativity. But where to begin?
Geraldine Woods offers a practical, step-by-step guide based on her
experience designing and directing the much-admired independent study
program at the Horace Mann School. Under the supervision of teachers,
students embark on a remarkable variety of projects and become teachers
themselves, conducting seminars with their peers along the way to
preparing their final product--which could as easily be an interactive
website or musical composition as a research paper. Woods' book details
the nuts and bolts of the approach and shows how to customize it for a
variety of age groups, budgets, and curricular requirements. It is a
gift to all educators--including homeschooling parents--who want to give
students the freedom to pursue their interests.