It’s true that one-to-one education is not the standard nowadays. In turn, many parents question if it is indeed the right choice for their middle and high school students. After closer examination, however, the same families often make the switch. Why? After weighing all of their options, they notice five important benefits of one-to-one schooling: environment, student care, engagement, communication, and mastery. Environment The school environment is a big reason why famili

Image credit: Photo by Gerd Altmann  One-to-one instruction is custom, flexible, and supportive for middle school and high school...

One afternoon, I asked a teacher friend, who teaches at a local public high school, how their day had gone. She paused for a moment, as...

It’s 8:15 a.m. on a Monday morning, and Teresa makes her way into her classroom at Brightmont Academy in Phoenix . The school is one of 20 campuses located throughout the country.  Unlike teachers in other school systems, Teresa will only have to manage one student during each hour of her day. Boring? Repetitive? Hardly! A day in the life of Teresa proves her time at Brightmont is just as dynamic and interesting—if not more so—for teachers and students alike… 8:30 a.m. - En

Me when I was much, much younger When I think back to elementary, middle, and high school, one word comes to mind:   survival . I was...