I took the summer off from interning/working and just stayed home. Some of the most interesting changes I witnessed going back to my hometown were the improvements to and constructions of the schools in town. The high school had major renovations with an entire new wing and lots of "smart classrooms." Down the street was a brand new elementary school that, frankly, looked more like a prison than a school. No doubt this design choice was purposeful, but I still felt it missed the brick & mortar feel of the schools of my childhood.
Check out this blog post from Allison Arieff from the New York Times. Solving the space problem and the issue of integrating new pedagogical technologies is something that everyone should be interested in. Designing sustainable and energy efficient schools is also a huge issue. Overcrowding will eventually cripple our classrooms if we don't take action and intelligent classroom design is the key.
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