Chapter 10: Going Beyond the Classroom

The idea of A Week Without Walls really struck me as something that could be beneficial to kids in so many ways. The idea is that students spend a week doing an project they chose from a list that teachers create and teach and each student who participated receives credit for a quarter long class. Going camping could earn a student who has fallen behind credit as well as teach them knew skills.
I think this is a fantastic idea, it gives students a chance to make up credits they lack, but in a way that they feel more involved, because they got to choose the non-traditional activity. Often, students might have more interest in a subject than imagine; they just haven’t seen it in a light that makes it attractive to them yet. By learning in a non-traditional way, students get more excited and involved than they might within a classroom. Instead of just reading about something, they get the opportunity to go and do it.