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Both Sides of the Classroom

by ASCD Whole Child Bloggers

Post submitted by Whole Child Blogger Carole Hayward

Adora Svitak, ASCD’s youngest member at 14 years old, became involved in classroom teaching when her first book was published at age 7. As a current high school student, Svitak has a truly unique perspective of seeing both sides of the classroom.

At a general session at ASCD’s Fall Conference in October, Svitak began with talking about her class schedule, which involves four online classes and two traditional classes taught at a brick-and-mortar school. She showed her tablet