By the final years of high school, something begins to change. For many students, curiosity gives way to routine. Learning becomes increasingly focused on completing assignments, preparing for exams, and earning grades. The sense of wonder that comes so naturally in childhood (remember that feeling?) can slowly be replaced by simply getting through the next semester. Recent research highlights some of the challenges students face in today's classrooms. According to...
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When Ava Ploeckelman explains her high school experience, it will sound quite different from most teenagers. She will have the friendships, the adventures, and the occasional teenage heartache. But Ava experienced it all as a student at Think Global School, an educational program that uses world travel as the classroom.