In one South Carolina district, students can specialize in engineering starting in elementary school
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Liz Willen Dear reader,
Two main interests of ours at The Hechinger Report are coming together in our stories: career education and middle school. ([link removed]) Increasingly, we find the two intersecting in classrooms and after-school programs, with schools across the U.S. shifting toward career-focused education in younger grades.
Even if the early jumpstart ([link removed]) raises age-old questions about the purpose of education (is it to prepare students for jobs or to be well-rounded citizens?), we see a lot of enthusiasm for early exposure, particularly in cities like Greenville, South Carolina. In the Greenville County school district, where 60 percent of students live in poverty, school officials, students and families are finding that getting a handle on the work world has important benefits.
We also have a provocative opinion piece this week from developmental scientists, in favor ([link removed]) of exposing middle schoolers to the digital world (with proper supports), along with a look at the life of an online tutor ([link removed]) and a peek ([link removed]) at what could happen this year in the world of declining college enrollment – and closures. As always, we love to hear from our readers, and warmest of welcomes to our new members.
Liz Willen, Editor
Main Idea
** What happened when a South Carolina city embraced career education for all its students ([link removed])
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In Greenville, students can specialize in engineering beginning in kindergarten. Some critics worry the push for career education at young ages is putting business priorities before those of students and school systems
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** OPINION: Let’s help our middle schoolers learn from their digital worlds ([link removed])
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New report highlights the value of learning, exploring and socializing online
** PROOF POINTS: The life of an online tutor can resemble that of an assembly line worker ([link removed])
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Time pressures and multi-tasking raise questions about the effectiveness of on-demand tutoring
** With student pool shrinking, some predict a grim year of college closings ([link removed])
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All colleges should have plans ready for financial crisis, just as they might for a natural disaster, one expert says
** Finding hard-to-reach parents at the pediatrician’s office ([link removed])
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Well-child visits offer families an opportunity to be coached on positive parenting practices
** TEACHER VOICE: Here’s what I learned from my own classroom mistakes ([link removed])
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Recognizing and celebrating differences between cultures is key to understanding our students
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