In Asbury Park, New Jersey, in May of 1988, I was part of a group of teachers hired to grade the essay portion of the National Teacher Examination for the Educational Testing Service, the test creation-arm of the College Board. Asbury Park is best known for the Stone Pony, a music venue that hosted New Jersey native, “The Boss,” Bruce Springsteen, and also for its now dilapidated Boardwalk. Asbury Park also has the dubious distinction of being the second most dangerous city in New Jersey.
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Lifelong Learning in Practice
"[The act of watercoloring] made me wonder how this active demonstration would translate to mathematical problem solving and talking through worked out examples this way on a white board."
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students
French
All-School Meeting
art
Academics
Endterm
College Counseling
math
Waring School
Independent School
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Eight Reasons Why Waring Endterm Rocks
This spring, Waring students built a skiff, interviewed political candidates, created a video game, wrote novellas, sewed rompers, travelled to Canada, designed theater sets, programmed robots, studied the World Cup, recreated historical photographs, and pondered the good life as part of a three-week Endterm for grades 6-10. The term is intensive, experiential, and often involves off-campus or travel experiences.
What makes it great? Why does it fit Waring’s core philosophy?
In their own words, eight Waring students explain why:
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What makes it great? Why does it fit Waring’s core philosophy?
In their own words, eight Waring students explain why:
