Side-by-side comparison

Lead Out Method Today’s school system

An education method

A production method

Solves the right problem

The Beautiful Problem:

How to get studentsinside – what they need to succeedoutside – at school, in real life?

Fails to solve the wrong problem

How to get students to learn at the same pace?

(Students are all different.)

Science confirms The Beautiful Problem

There is no science validating that the right problem is:

How to get students to learn at the same pace?

Includes educating

Enables students to powerfully use autonomy

Does not include educating

Provides the three conditions scientifically proven to activate learning motivation:

  • Autonomy
  • Mastery
  • Purpose

Suppresses the three conditions scientifically proven to activate learning motivation:

  • Autonomy
  • Mastery
  • Purpose

Shares leadership with educators

— those closest to students

— allows educators to get students inside what they need to succeed

Top-down

— centrally planned

— highest priority: follow the schedule

Gets what parents want:

children ready for real life after school

Fails parents:

Too many children are not ready for real life after school

Students want to come to school

— when school lets them succeed

— attendance revenue goes up

Students avoid school

— when they’re forced forward: ready or not, behind or not, discouraged or not

— attendance revenue goes down

Heroes freed to succeed:

  • Educators ✓
  • Parents ✓
  • Districts ✓

Heroes held back:

  • Educators ✕
  • Parents ✕
  • Districts ✕