Why This Tech Executive Says Her Plan to Disrupt Education Is Different
- 6 years ago
Why This Tech Executive Says Her Plan to Disrupt Education Is Different
" he said. that It’s important that parents don’t work on the false assumption
that sending students to a school that claims to do things radically different means that the students won’t be doing anything like students in other schools — because that’s just not the case,
Instead, there are "creator spaces," "blue-sky thinking" sessions
and "pitch decks." If the school — furnished like a start-up with whiteboards and beanbag chairs — sounds like the idea of a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, that’s because it is.
Ms. Fenton won Australian Teacher of the Year in 2013
and has written exams for the Victorian Certificate of Education — the final assessment required of students in the state of Victoria.
About a third of Australian children attend private schools — nearly three times the rate of American children
— meaning there are fewer national sensitivities around unions, corporate influence and tuition.
AltSchool, founded by the former Google executive Max Ventilla, announced last year
that it would close several of its schools after a series of reported losses, despite raising $175 million from investors like Mark Zuckerberg, and charging tuition fees of around $28,000.
"They lived in chaos for like a day or two, but then, a few days later, they stuck together
and just all decided to rebuild again." The school’s website promises to remove the "stress and anxiety" students encounter at other schools.
" he said. that It’s important that parents don’t work on the false assumption
that sending students to a school that claims to do things radically different means that the students won’t be doing anything like students in other schools — because that’s just not the case,
Instead, there are "creator spaces," "blue-sky thinking" sessions
and "pitch decks." If the school — furnished like a start-up with whiteboards and beanbag chairs — sounds like the idea of a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, that’s because it is.
Ms. Fenton won Australian Teacher of the Year in 2013
and has written exams for the Victorian Certificate of Education — the final assessment required of students in the state of Victoria.
About a third of Australian children attend private schools — nearly three times the rate of American children
— meaning there are fewer national sensitivities around unions, corporate influence and tuition.
AltSchool, founded by the former Google executive Max Ventilla, announced last year
that it would close several of its schools after a series of reported losses, despite raising $175 million from investors like Mark Zuckerberg, and charging tuition fees of around $28,000.
"They lived in chaos for like a day or two, but then, a few days later, they stuck together
and just all decided to rebuild again." The school’s website promises to remove the "stress and anxiety" students encounter at other schools.