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#209, Ditching Grades for Mastery with Belinda Henson

#209, Ditching Grades for Mastery with Belinda Henson

Season 1 Episode 209 Published 1Β month, 3Β weeks ago
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"𝑾𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 π’‡π’Šπ’ˆπ’–π’“π’† 𝒐𝒖𝒕 π’‰π’π’˜ π’˜π’† 𝒄𝒂𝒏 π’Œπ’†π’†π’‘ 𝒂𝒏 π’†π’šπ’† 𝒐𝒏 π’‰π’π’˜ π’„π’‰π’Šπ’π’…π’“π’†π’ 𝒂𝒓𝒆 π’Žπ’‚π’”π’•π’†π’“π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’…π’π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’˜π’†π’π’. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒐 π’˜π’† π’…π’†π’„π’Šπ’…π’†π’… 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒅𝒐𝒑𝒕 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒂 𝒐𝒏𝒆 π’•π’‰π’“π’π’–π’ˆπ’‰ 𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒓 π’”π’šπ’”π’•π’†π’Ž." - π΅π‘’π‘™π‘–π‘›π‘‘π‘Ž π»π‘’π‘›π‘ π‘œπ‘›, π»π‘’π‘Žπ‘‘ π‘œπ‘“ π‘†π‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘œπ‘™ π‘Žπ‘‘ πΏπ‘’π‘”π‘Žπ‘π‘¦ πΆπ‘™π‘Žπ‘ π‘ π‘–π‘π‘Žπ‘™ πΆβ„Žπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘ π‘‘π‘–π‘Žπ‘› π΄π‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘šπ‘¦Β .


Is the traditional grade-level structure hurting family engagement? Belinda Henson shares how they radically shifted their model to foster deeper community and mastery. She opens up about the risks of leadership, including enrollment drops and the loss of friendships, proving that sticking to a vision requires grit and faith. Hear more of her insights today!


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π‘‡π‘œπ‘‘π‘Žπ‘¦'𝑠 π‘’π‘π‘–π‘ π‘œπ‘‘π‘’ 𝑖𝑠 π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘’π‘‘π‘™π‘¦ co-π‘ π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘ π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘‘ 𝑏𝑦 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π‘―π’†π’“π’›π’π’ˆ π‘­π’π’–π’π’…π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’ and ClassReach.


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Highlights of the Episode:

  • [05:39] Belinda's Background and School Overview
  • [06:41] Unique Educational Practices at Legacy Classical
  • [21:09] Transition to Combined Grades and Skills-Based Learning
  • [30:31] Challenges and Successes of the New Educational Model
  • [37:03] Advice for School Leaders and Final Thoughts


YouTube Video Podcast Link:

https://youtu.be/KopIJ3gRraE

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