Episode 172 | Are We Preparing Students for Life After K-12?
What does it actually mean for a student to be “prepared”?
A diploma? Good grades? College acceptance?
In this episode of Our Classroom, Roberto Germán sits down with educator and parent Will Smith, whose work at the college level has given him a different perspective on what happens after students leave K–12 education.
Their conversation began months ago with a discussion about phonics and foundational reading skills. But it quickly grew into a much bigger question: Are schools and families preparing young people to become increasingly independent, or simply helping them make it to the next…
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