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For an interesting evening, a feel-good experience, and a lesson in what schools can be, spend an evening looking at exhibits of student work at High Tech High in San Diego.<\/p>\n

I saw scores of well crafted examples of what high school students can do, some of which were highly sophisticated. \u00a0The HTH students were enthusiastic about their work, and their presentations were often ready for prime time. \u00a0The novel combination of head and hands, of work across disciplines, produced a blood-splattered crime scene, a primer on economics, conceptual art based on geometry, narratives of people and war accompanied by stunning linoleum block prints, original plays, and lots of videos. \u00a0And then there is the series of books drawn from biotechnology research in San Diego Bay. \u00a0The work-in-progress unveiled Thursday was on invasive species. \u00a0Great stuff.<\/p>\n

I went to HTH because it violates some important assumptions we have about schooling: \u00a0that academic and vocational education must be separated, that hands-on and concrete is the enemy of college prep, and that school learning is distinct from learning in the community. \u00a0It will be an important part of my study on the politics of learning differently.<\/p>\n

My thanks to the students, teachers, and the boys in the band for allowing me to visit.<\/p>\n

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