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There is certainly a lot of evidence to support the efficacy of immersion for some students.  Similarly I guess there is evidence for montessori- although I am less well versed in that.
There is evidence for IB.
STEAM is not a gimmick or a magnet- that is the future of learning.
I don't know that there is any evidence to support ATS other than parents like it.[/quote]

I didn't mention immersion.

I've seen evidence for IB in high school. Can you provide links for its utility in earlier grades?

You can't possibly know what the future of learning is, nor can I. But the more people talk about STEAM, the more they seem to be talking about basic education (really basic, letting-kids-be-kids explorations of a range of academic subjects). Then they slap the phrase "21st century learners" on it and act as though there's an easy, tidy way to get kids engaged in their own education.

I think ATS is ridiculous, but I don't think we can pry it out of the clutches of anxious, score-worshipping adherents. I'd argue for expanding the program (do you you love it when it's just as big as the other big elementaries?) and putting ATS students at the bottom of the heap when it's time for the HB lottery (do you love ATS enough to forgo your shot at HB?)[/quote]

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