Head Start Program Uses New Approach
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A teaching method that started in Italy is helping Head Start program students.
A teaching method that started in Italy, and isn’t often seen in low-income communities, is helping pint-sized students in the Back of the Yards neighborhood learn from their environment—despite their environment’s penchant for violence. Read an article and watch a web extra video.
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Head Start Program Uses New Approach
Clip: 10/22/2013 | 5m 36sVideo has Closed Captions
A teaching method that started in Italy, and isn’t often seen in low-income communities, is helping pint-sized students in the Back of the Yards neighborhood learn from their environment—despite their environment’s penchant for violence. Read an article and watch a web extra video.
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