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Cool Friend: Dennis Littky

Tom's friend Dennis Littky is the co-founder of the Met School in Providence, Rhode Island, where the philosophy is to teach one child at a time. He's also co-director of the Big Picture Company, a national non-profit working to support a fundamental redesign of secondary education by starting and sustaining small schools nation-wide. He talks to us about his book of the same name, The Big Picture. Read the interview here.

Cathy Mosca posted this on 06/17/05.

Comments

I am a curriculum developer who designs first person interactive software and I truly appreciate to what level Dennis understands the need to get students engaged and personally involved. His school's true success rate is measured years later when the majority of his students are still in college. Engage using the students passions - so simple - so strong. All educators can learn from Mr. Littky. Tom - once again you have a very cool friend!

Posted by Steve Waddell at June 18, 2005 7:12 AM

This...this is beautiful! I want to bring this idea to the South.

Posted by Wendy at June 18, 2005 10:58 AM

Fantastic, fantastic, fantastic!!!!

Posted by AJ Hoge at June 19, 2005 1:48 AM

After reading the Steve Jobs Speech and the Littky, Interview I was overwhelemed by the simularity of the messages. Follow what you love and it will all come together.

Posted by Gary Fox at June 23, 2005 6:42 PM