What of one where you learn what you need for work or your passion by teaching the student independence and a style of learning unique to them?

Smalls schools around the globe have started such a system where learning is inclusive and individual.

I have interviewed a principal from such a school and he was happy to show what is to offer from this type of school - Launceston Big Picture School.

He was proud of an individualized system of learning that gets to know the students learning, improvement and engagement in exploring their interests and passions "the distance each student travels."

Through the interview, the Department of Education seems to support the education style.

The only question that can arise from that is why isn't it already in place in mainstream schools?

So continuing, he mentioned that he definitely thinks it's the next step in education and that there should be more knowledge of the opportunity that the schools offer.

They offer real-world experience, real-world compared to school it good to be prepared and like they say they have an app for that, they do indeed.

Connection programs/ work experience called LTIs (learning through an internship) that allows the student to see what their passion or interest looks like in the workforce.

"They say their students are people not cogs in a machine or a statistic or figure but a person that could lead all of us in the future and that engagement is key to learning."

So after all of this wouldn't alternative education lower the number of dropouts a year and raise the percentage of the completion of year 12 and higher education.

I hope my article has sparked some ideas in your head that alternative education is the way that the department should steer towards too in my personal opinion, what's yours?