{"id":7209,"date":"2017-04-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-05T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/blog\/cw_post\/personalized-learning-worth-fighting-for\/"},"modified":"2020-02-05T13:01:32","modified_gmt":"2020-02-05T18:01:32","slug":"personalized-learning-worth-fighting-for","status":"publish","type":"cw_post","link":"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/cw_post\/personalized-learning-worth-fighting-for\/","title":{"rendered":"Personalized Learning Worth Fighting For"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"This post originally appeared at Getting Smart<\/a> on February 28, 2017.\u00a0It is the third in a three-part series on “Readiness for All.” Read the first post here<\/a>\u00a0and the second post here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

The goal of college and career readiness for all has been the focus of education reform initiatives and a unifying aspiration, yet attainment eludes us. We can continue to debate how readiness is defined and measured, but time has proven that the traditional, factory-style approach will not suffice. Personalized learning is the next logical step toward the \u201creadiness for all\u201d objective.<\/p>\n

Personalized learning<\/a>\u00a0is when students are provided flexibility in an environment with simultaneously increased structure and support that aligns with their interests, strengths and skill level. We believe meeting students where they are and providing the individualized supports they need to grow is the desire of all educators, but significant flexibility and system change will be required to reach that vision.<\/p>\n

The possibilities of a truly student-centered system seem endless, but the irony is that many coincide perfectly with policies special education advocates have long been fighting for.<\/p>\n