Less is More (CP 2)

This is a clip of how CES Mentor School The Francis W. Parker Essential Charter School in Devons, MA illustrates the 2nd Common Principle of Less is more, depth over coverage
[The school's goals should be simple: that each student master a limited number of essential skills and areas of knowledge. While these skills and areas will, to varying degrees, reflect the traditional academic disciplines, the program's design should be shaped by the intellectual and imaginative powers and competencies that the students need, rather than by "subjects" as conventionally defined. The aphorism "less is more" should dominate: curricular decisions should be guided by the aim of thorough student mastery and achievement rather than by an effort to merely cover content].

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