My first two years of grade school was in such. There were eight rows of chairs, eight grades. Recess was in a small clearing amongst walnuts and oaks. The teacher at times administered the 'ruler,' and we were a well behaved bunch.
It was studied and shown that mixed-grade environments are more beneficial for learning and development than single-age groups. Older students are inspired to be examples, tutors and mentors for youngers, while youngers strive to imitate and impress olders. Each student is not pushed through or held back in any subject, but is allowed to be at his or her pace in each, because every brain develops differently (no one is exactly "grade 2" in math and writing and reading etc.).
Bullying or abuse cannot persist in these small environments, parents have transparency and control over the curricula and their kids' daily activities. Why can't parents do as we did before, pool money and set up a homeschool or pod or minischool or whatever it needs to be called, like this? Answer: we can and we must!
That was great and for once the link opened for me. I want to start a school just like it.
Same thought crossed my mind. It would be great for elementary kiddos.
How beautiful!! Those lucky students!
My first two years of grade school was in such. There were eight rows of chairs, eight grades. Recess was in a small clearing amongst walnuts and oaks. The teacher at times administered the 'ruler,' and we were a well behaved bunch.
It was studied and shown that mixed-grade environments are more beneficial for learning and development than single-age groups. Older students are inspired to be examples, tutors and mentors for youngers, while youngers strive to imitate and impress olders. Each student is not pushed through or held back in any subject, but is allowed to be at his or her pace in each, because every brain develops differently (no one is exactly "grade 2" in math and writing and reading etc.).
Bullying or abuse cannot persist in these small environments, parents have transparency and control over the curricula and their kids' daily activities. Why can't parents do as we did before, pool money and set up a homeschool or pod or minischool or whatever it needs to be called, like this? Answer: we can and we must!
My preschool was like that. But a big red barn