1 - Research Project - K-12 vs New Economy

Number of positions available: 3 The UnschoolingSchool.com team is launching a project to synthesize the many sources of proof and evidence that Self-Directed Education (SDE) works and is an optimal way to educate children. We have partnered with Riipen.com to engage university and college students in short projects to help with the work of gathering and synthesizing the evidence. If you are interested in helping us change the narrative, read the document in the Resource Section. This project will be centered on the following problem: The standard K-12 model of education is not preparing youth for effective participation as citizens in the new economy. The work you will do aims at answering the following question: What information demonstrates that young people are not being adequately prepared for success in the future economy? Deliverable: A synthesis of the answer to the above question based on evidence found in the sources below and other places that you can cite (APA format). Sources Section 1 (skills and experiences lacking) RBC Humans Wanted report (use full report and technical appendix)Conference Board of Canada World Economic Forum info - C skills Sources Section 2 (system structure impeding the acquisition of skills and experiences) Book: Dark Horse, by Todd Rose & Ogi Ogas We are looking for 2 students (working individually) on this project The deliverable is a report, we will discuss the format with you at the start of the project.

4 - Research Project: K-12 vs neuro diverse populations

Number of positions available: 1 team of 2 persons The UnschoolingSchool.com team is launching a project to synthesize the many sources of proof and evidence that Self-Directed Education (SDE) works and is an optimal way to educate children. We have partnered with Riipen.com to engage university and college students in short projects to help with the work of gathering and synthesizing the evidence. If you are interested in helping us change the narrative, read the document in the Resource section. This project will be centered on the following problem: The current education system is brain antagonistic and is not set up for a neurodiverse population. How do we know the conventional system does not align with the way we are biologically designed to learn? Deliverable: A synthesis of the answer to the above question based on evidence found through interviewing the people listed below. People to Interview · Wayne Jennings, author of School Transformation · Ian Cunningham, author of Self Managed Learning: The New Education Paradigm · Chris Mercogliano · Thomas Armstrong, author of The The Power of Neurodiversity: Unleashing the Advantages of Your Differently Wired Brain We are looking for 2 students to work as a team. The deliverable is a report, APA format we will discuss the format with you at the start of the project.