By Samuel Levin,Susan Engel
The college succeeded past anyone’s wildest expectancies and went directly to be featured in Newsweek, NPR, and the Washington Post. because its beginnings in 2010, the self sustaining venture serves as a countrywide version for uplifting scholar engagement.
In developing his university, Samuel collaborated with Susan Engel, the famous developmental psychologist, educator, and authorand Samuel’s mom. A university of Our Own is their account in their life-changing yr in schooling, a ebook that mixes poignant tales, academic thought, and useful how-to suggestion for construction new, extra enticing academic environments for our children.
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