Sunday, March 31, 2013

32. A High School Where the Students Are the Teachers



            The title of the article is enough to draw the eyes of readers, but even more so, the subject is well presented and intriguing.  Alexandra Sifferlin is a talented writer, and this subject sounds like a fun one to touch on.  Basically, there is a school where there is a semester long class that is run by students.  There are teachers on standby, keeping an eye on the activities of the students.  The big question, though, concerns whether it actually helps or not.  According to research, it does.

            This article is very fun and informative.  The purpose is to explain how the school in Massachusetts lets its students teach one another and work together to learn rather than sitting through lectures.  It tells how this is an effective tool, at least for the environment provided by the school on subject.  The piece is very effective, providing quotes, a video, pictures, and statistics to prove its research and points.

1 comment:

  1. Your summary needs a little more information. Why is it fun? What else is going on rhetorically?

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