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How One Teacher Turned a Hatred of School Into Dedication to Project-Based Learning

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If you Google "teamwork," you'll get inspirational quotes like "Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much." That's from Helen Keller. The idea of working in groups is the basic philosophy driving a new push in California public schools: project-based learning. It's quickly gaining popularity because the state's new, more rigorous academic standards known as Common Core require students to hone their critical thinking skills and problem solve in groups. We meet one teacher who -- partly due to his own struggles in high school -- believes project-based learning is the best way to engage students at all levels.

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