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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can someone explain to me what is transformative about transformative learning at St. Andrews?[/quote]

I agree!  Decent school, but for the time we attended, we saw no evidence of this concept of 'Transformative Learning'.  I think it gets back to OPs post, it is a marketing technique rather than an actual approach or product.  [/quote]

As a parent with kids in the middle and upper schools at St. Andrew's, I'm deeply appreciate of the faculty.  My kids have been fortunate to have teachers who are creative and dedicated and who really like and believe in kids.  The faculty work with parents as part of a team to help every student succeed.  To me, the excellence of the faculty reflects the school's emphasis on research-based teaching, innovation, and faculty professional development.          [/quote]

How is that "transformative".
You sound like an elevator speech from every school in DC. Are you in admissions? well done monitoring the school's feedback.[/quote]

I heard last year they hired a bunch of new young teachers and didn't train them in the 'transformative learning approach'.  Marketing....[/quote]

I haven't seen anything like that in the middle and upper schools.  My kids have some younger teachers and others who are more seasoned vets.  All are inventive, encouraging and generous with their time.  [/quote]

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