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[quote=Anonymous]None of the descriptions here about progressive ed are accurate. Child-centered isn't children leading the class and determining what skills you build and what you're studying. There is a lot of structure in that there are concepts and skills, benchmarks, assessments, etc. Once you've built skills, open-ended work and choices are made to demonstrate your understanding. It's about nurturing curiosity, being engaged, thinking critically while you're building skills in math, reading, etc. It's more active, learning in the real world.

Both of our kids graduated from K-8's, and never needed a tutor. Our younger kid recently graduated, scored 99th percentile on both admissions tests and both kids are now at different big 3's. In fact, each year our 8th graders go onto big 3's, or any of the other good private schools in the area. Not every model works for every kid. That's fine. But it's not necessary to disparage all of progressive education or paint all progressive schools as the same.[/quote]

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