Design for learning
Today's educational facilities -- not your parents' schools anymore
By Lisa Porterfield
CNN
Friday, August 12, 2005; Posted: 4:15 p.m. EDT (20:15 GMT)
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""We've grown up in a consumer-oriented, choice-oriented society,"
Colburn said. "And this millennial generation that's coming up --
they're used to choices, they're used to being able to make decisions,
and we have to give them more freedom in a structured way."
In such an environment, students can set their own agendas with teachers
who act as advisers. Some teachers focus on collaborative projects that
link to the real world, such as building a community garden.
In response to these trends, designers are replacing traditional
classrooms with "studios" that contain storage areas for long-term
projects and spaces for individual, small-group and large-group work."
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