I loved the idea of having kids do real projects, present to real people, and get real feedback, plus mentorship. It reminded me in some ways of Junior Achievement on a larger and more organized scale.
What I didn't see in the article was how they went about getting these juniors and seniors together. Were they dismissed from regular classroom activity? Was this in conjunction with school? Seperate? How did they choose the students?
Getting kids involved in real life, real civic projects is definitely a win-win situation. It was interesting to note that the first time in the kids were very self confident and then had to learn to take criticism and disappointment and turn it around into something positive. So often in a class room setting when the project is turned in then it's over. There isn't much room for improvement or reflection. We learn more from our mistakes. Being able to go back to the drawing board enabled the kids to take their anger and turn it into something productive. That works for everyone.
Schools in general should think more about this sort of work plan. Like they said, the navy doesn't teach trigonometry it teaches navigation. You have to learn the trig to navigate.
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