I'm not sure if I like the idea of a separate school for just identified kids. I was taught to think about the least Restrictive Environment in a classroom; that is a few restrictions as to the student population as possible. But that is something that, at times, fails even the roundest of pegs.
Let them explore an idea, a poem, a piece of writing ... whatever; with some structure and some academic tasks that should be followed. Not exactly what the un-identified student next to them does, but something similar.
Now here is a school set up for the sole purpose of getting them away from a traditional school. Hmmm ... I mean I work at an Alternative school - they work for some people; a class of five to ten students is what I normally have - those are challenging enough classes. Get them out of the environment that is a regular classroom with a set of regular school kids and it gets more interesting at times.
The article does state that the program will begin with kids that have been already expelled. That, I agree with. Everyone deserves a chance at an education. Or a second chance ... or a third... or a nineteenth. I wonder if getting these kids together will be in their best interests, or in the interests of the regular school .... maybe it IS a win/win ... or maybe not.
I'm hoping the kids there take the school seriously and get their credits and get on with their lives.
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