High school was originally created to train factory workers. Yet most high schools today still follow that original model — down to sitting in desks and listening to long lectures.
But what kind of high school do we need in the 21st century? This video is part of our Transforming High School project with articles, videos, Season 3 of our podcast, and tools to help parents and educators understand why high school is the way it is — and all of the modern, research-backed ways it can change for the better. Discover what you think will work for your child and your school and share it with your child, teachers, the principal, the superintendent, and the school board. When parents raise their voices, change really can happen.
Find out more about Transforming High School
- Watch: The problem — and promise — of high school
- Watch: Culturally responsive teaching is… good teaching
- Read: Giving students voice and choice
- Watch: A brilliant way to teach advanced English
- Read: How dual-enrollment can fuel college success
- Read: Explaining academic rigor — and why you want it for your child
- Read: How trauma-informed teaching helps kids succeed in school
- Read: How schools can help overloaded teens
- Read: 7 ways schools can help teens suffering with mental health issues
- Read: What is an anti-racist school?
- Read: Understanding the power of project-based learning
- Read: How mastery-based pacing helps every student succeed
- Read: The most important class isn’t what you think
- Watch: Documentary films and videos to help rethink high school
- Listen: The problem with high school
- Listen: Podcasts to help rethink high school
Thank you to Teacher Hayley Gearheart of North Edgecombe High School and Teacher Evelyn Lara of IDEA Frontier College Prep, which won a GreatSchools College Success Award.
