Tonight completed the 2014 Open House cycle. I had the high school version last Thursday. The new co-located middle and high school is amazing. Duxbury should be proud. It is really an amazing place. The Macbook Airs the kids 8th grade and up got fit right in. All the teachers did their presentations by iPad or laptop. All their textbooks and reading materials are online. Sure they have hard copies at home for contingencies. Their homework and assignments can be found on school based websites. Some teachers are sending narrated PowerPoints or videos home for the kids. That way they can work hands on in the classroom. The language teachers are having the kids record themselves. Coco's science class is 100% paper free. It is mind blowing.
What's more is that the kids appreciate it. I know, right? Teenagers acknowledging appreciation for anything is exceptional. My kids come home raving about the new facilities. "It's really nice" is a common phrase. It's nice to know we did the right thing.
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