Creating classrooms that work

"Keys to empowering students: TRICK = Trust, Respect, Independence, Collaboration and Kindness..every single class needs that and it should happen in most schools"

Esther Wojcicki has built the journalism program at Palo Alto (CA) High School from one class of 20 students in 1984 to one of the largest in the nation: 500 students, five teachers, and ten award-winning student-produced publications. She has served as an executive or board member of several organizations, including Creative Commons and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
In this heartfelt TEDxBeaconStreet talk, education innovator she shares the simple but powerful formula she used to raise three highly successful children and to build one of the most dynamic and successful high school media studies programs in the U.S. Her method (TRICK) frees teachers to be learning resources, not just lecturers; engages students and empowers them to teach themselves and each other; and accelerates learning-by-doing in a collaborative, hands-on environment that mirrors the real world of contemporary media.
EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF STUDENT CENTRED EDUCATION