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19. Supporting Older Working Students So They Can Succeed
Welcome back to a special edition of Education Disruption. Over the next few weeks, we'll be talking to students of Map Academy that are preparing to graduate amidst a myriad of disruption. We'll hear the stories of how these students found Map, and why Map has worked so well for them
Meet Gustavo. He immigrated to the US with his mother and brother from Brazil at age 15. He is incredibly hardworking, but he soon found it impossible to stay in traditional high school and work enough hours to help support his family. He reluctantly dropped out. Eventually, Gustavo — like a lot of Map's older students — made the brave decision to return to school and earn his diploma. At Map Academy, he found a web of support, a flexible schedule, teachers who truly listen, and a pathways coordinator to plan his future with.
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Education Disruption is a podcast by Rachel Babcock and Josh Charpentier, founders of Map Academy—a free, public charter high school open to all Massachusetts students.
More about Map Academy: themapacademy.org
Follow us on Twitter:
twitter.com/charpentierjosh
twitter.com/RachelBabcock
This podcast is a Hairpin production: hairpin.org
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Welcome back to a special edition of Education Disruption. Over the next few weeks, we'll be talking to students of Map Academy that are preparing to graduate amidst a myriad of disruption. We'll hear the stories of how these students found Map, and why Map has worked so well for them
Meet Gustavo. He immigrated to the US with his mother and brother from Brazil at age 15. He is incredibly hardworking, but he soon found it impossible to stay in traditional high school and work enough hours to help support his family. He reluctantly dropped out. Eventually, Gustavo — like a lot of Map's older students — made the brave decision to return to school and earn his diploma. At Map Academy, he found a web of support, a flexible schedule, teachers who truly listen, and a pathways coordinator to plan his future with.
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Education Disruption is a podcast by Rachel Babcock and Josh Charpentier, founders of Map Academy—a free, public charter high school open to all Massachusetts students.
More about Map Academy: themapacademy.org
Follow us on Twitter:
twitter.com/charpentierjosh
twitter.com/RachelBabcock
This podcast is a Hairpin production: hairpin.org