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After 100 Years of the Same Teaching Model It’s Time to Throw Out the Playbook

  • IPA ADMINIPA ADMIN
  • February 14, 2021
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Click on this article to see why the Industrial Model of Education is not the appropriate model for the 21st Century.

After 100 Years of the Same Teaching Model It’s Time to Throw Out the Playbook

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