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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][mastodon][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is so special about ATS and how it it different from other neighborhood schools? All I’ve heard about are the homework and the uniforms? How does it promote academic achievement?
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Countless chains on that topic. Suffice it to say, ATS sets high standards and expects its students to meet them. That's the difference.[/quote]

It’s the teaching pedagogy. [b]They use direct instruction which is old school (though it’s catching on again) while other schools mostly use small group instruction.[/b] There are different opinions on which is better but it’s a whole different method of teaching.[/quote]

Direct instruction is not mutually exclusive to small groups. One is an instructional delivery, the other is a management.[/quote]

Direct teacher lead instruction. It is different from small groups inquiry based learning. [/quote]

Direct instruction can happen in large or small groups. It involves explicit modeling (teacher does problem on the board then students practice). This could happen with one child or two hundred of them. You sitting with your kid practicing math problems is direct instruction. The opposite of direct is inquiry based/ or project based learning and students are supposed to think like researchers about the topic and are supposed to learn through the process. [/quote]
There's a big difference between whole group direct instruction and small group direct instruction. With small groups, students are not being instructed while they wait for the teacher to rotate to their group; most often they are parked on a device while they wait for their turn. Thus, the amount of direct instruction delivered in a small group setting is far less than with whole class instruction.[/quote]

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