The Independent Project,

By Susan Engel.

Engel's article is an inspiring note of how a group of studnets forumlated their own school inside a school. This group consisted of everyday kids, from two close to dropping out to some few honor students. The program was called, The Independent Project. They devised a curriculum of math, reading, science, etc..the normal requirements for graduating however, they added their own little flavor. The students underwent an "individual endeavor" of learning a new skill such as piano playing or cooking. At the end of the term, they preformed these new skills and shared them with each other. For this one school, it was a successful idea. On the other hand, for Homestead I don't think this plan would work. In the article, Engel states that this takes very commited and serious students. I feel like the leaders of schools would not want to put in disciplinary action and only focus on the "fun" things. But this would not work, we would not be successful. I personally would love to try this idea, but I don't know how well it would work.