Clintondale High School, which serves mostly low-income students of color, is an example of a school that recognized its education model wasn’t working and took drastic action to make changes for the better.
In 2010, it flipped the traditional system of lectures in class and homework at home, giving students pre-recorded lectures to watch after school (on a range of platforms, including the school website, and YouTube) and doing their homework during school hours.
This lets teachers work one-on-one with students on their “homework,” developing critical analysis and higher-order thinking skills. The school’s increased test scores and student engagement levels, and decreased disciplinary actions, prove that it works.