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Experiment: 60 Kid Class

 By Lisa M. Collins

The New York Time has a fascinating story about an experiment in Crown Heights, in which four teachers oversee a large classroom of 60 kids. The New American Academy “stresses student independence over teacher-led lessons, scientific inquiry over rote memorization and freedom and self-expression over strict structure and discipline,” the Times story says.

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