A2: Schools

In an article on nontraditional schools, the Detroit Free Press reports on the opening of Little Lake Free School in Ann Arbor. Little Lake is the state’s newest nontraditional school, where the curriculum is driven entirely by students’ interests. By centering learning around what kids want, school officials explain, they’re more likely to associate school with fun. The article also interviewed Beth Tanenhaus Winsten, whose son is enrolled at Clonlara School in Ann Arbor, another non-traditional school: “My child tests off the charts, but he does not like rote learning. There are wonderful public schools and wonderful public school teachers, but for a kid like Max, he just needed more.” [Source]