Remember Me. Microschools are the result of rethinking the traditional educational model to better prepare children for the future. They are small, private institutions where students are empowered to personalize their own educations and are held accountable for their own progress. Often described as "outsourced homeschooling," they are free from the bureaucracy, standardized tests, and mandatory curriculum that defines today's public school system. Microschools tend to be efficiently run, and student engagement is remarkably high. Any intelligent, motivated person can establish a microschool. Motives for entering the world of personalized education vary. Some people want to escape the inefficiencies of the public system. Others want to give better opportunities to their children.

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Print article. Across the country, some standout schools have thrown out the old play book and created something totally new. Kids tend to love these schools, as do the educators who work there, which makes for creative, innovative learning environments where kids grow and thrive. Design thinking is a proven method of inquiry and exploration, like the scientific method. At this project-based school, all student projects are approached through the lens of design thinking.
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PreK—K , 1—2 , 3—5 , 6—8 , 9— What do you do when you're a teacher with entrepreneurial spirit? Open your own place. Meet five teachers who did. Do you have your own vision of what a school could be? Want something better for students? For these and other reasons, many teachers, fueled by their passion, classroom experience, and entrepreneurial verve, start their own schools. With the needs of children driving their every decision, teachers can create successful schools where students thrive.
Story by Carly Berwick. Photography by Matthew Godfrey. The boy, wisps of facial hair tracing the lower half of his face, stares ahead into space. His eyelids are half-lowered, as if he is suspended between sleep and meditation. The agony of the writing process can do that to someone, especially if your process is on display in a classroom of your adolescent peers for an hour a day, as it is here at Humanities Prep in the busy final days of the school year.