Modern alternative schools may have a bad reputation, but they have many benefits. At the Life School in Atlanta, USA, students have fun while they learn. Classes are about learning with joy and empathy and learning how to work in a team. Students do lots of active and interesting projects, and they have the freedom to learn social and emotional skills that they’ll need their entire life.
Children aren’t separated by age but by ability, and they can suggest what they want to study. They don't just do boring worksheets with instructions. Instead of separating children by their age, they group them by their ability.
Alternative schools also involve parents in school activities and have a good relationship with them. Studies show that this kind of school works. For example, a study found that middle-schoolers who studied science through projects in California did better on tests than students in regular lecture classes. These students are also less likely to leave school and more likely to go to college.
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