12November, 2019
District v Charter: Two Solutions For California's Public School Turf Wars
- a Mark Holley
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Now that some of the dust has settled on the worst California legislative session imaginable for school choice proponents, maybe it's time to talk actual solutions rather than bills that put politics first and hurt students by eliminating options and educational freedom.
I spent 14 years at a...
05November, 2019
The Secrets Behind Success
- a Jade Fernandez and Areeana Metha
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This past quarter at Method, we created a tile called “Brainology” which focused on how we can train our brains to:
24October, 2019
Work-Life Balance: Working Remotely at Method
- a Jade Fernandez
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When someone proudly states, “I’m a teacher!” the image that immediately comes to mind include walls lined with brightly decorated bulletin boards, class sets of books arranged on a corner bookshelf, and thirty pairs of eyes and ears listening and watching an excited adult at the front of the...
22October, 2019
Employees Need The Time And Freedom to Create and Innovate
- a Dr. Jessica Spallino
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Autonomous Project Time at Method Schools
16October, 2019
Building Culture in a Virtual Work Environment
- a Dr. Jessica Spallino
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The word culture comes from the Latin term, cultus, which means care. Culture or “care” can easily make or break any organization and can be the glue that keeps strong teams working together constructively. New York Times bestselling author, Daniel Coyle, studied a variety of the world’s most...
14October, 2019
Why We Need School Choice
- a Dr. Jessica Spallino
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Your child’s education is likely one of your top priorities as a parent. But unfortunately, the amount of control you have over your child’s education can largely depend on where you live. Traditionally, where you send your child to school is dictated by schools assigned to you based on the...
10October, 2019
The Black Mountain Biking Soldiers of 1896
- a Mark Holley
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I started mountain biking when I was 13 years old. Growing up in a valley ringed by tall mountains and unlimited trail access it made sense. Most people there skied, but I didn't because it was too expensive. By the time I got a job and could pay to ski I didn't want to start because I was too...
09October, 2019
Return on Investment: Method CAASAP Test Scores Way Up
- a Dr. Jessica Spallino
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Method Schools, Charter Schools, homeschool academics, caasap
The results are in, and for 2018-19, Method's standardized California CAASAP Math and Language Arts scores continued climbing. Lower online class size, more personalized help, extended chat hours, and better curriculum...some of the features all students get at Method. Which leads to scores that...
07October, 2019
On Public Schools and Marketing
- a Mark Holley
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Recently charter schools in California have gotten some bad press. There's never a good time for wrongdoing, but the timing of some heavily publicized scandals couldn't have been worse. And the unions and anti-charter legislators pounced. Hard to blame them really. But one of the articles I read...
03October, 2019
Even in Virtual Schools, Teachers Make the Difference
- a Mark Holley
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Online Learning, Method Schools, School Choice, highly-qualified teachers, smartfox, teacher quality
I'm not a teacher. I've never been a teacher. But this is my 20th year in K-12 education in finance, marketing, and product development, and I've had some thoughts lately about how education has changed in my time and what it will look like in the near future. While there have been some changes...
