Imagine a high school classroom where students can write about topics that they are passionate about, where collaboration and process are as important as the results, where grade abatement, mindfulness check-ins, and flexibility abound. All of these things can be found in Marcus Eure’s Humanities makerspace and the results are impressive.
Eight out of the top 10 graduating seniors from Brewster High School took Eure’s AP English course. In addition, many of Eure’s former students have credited his makerspace with preparing them for college. Others are working to implement makerspaces of their own.
“A real makerspace is taking real-world, authentic problems and trying to solve them with the tools you have,” said Eure. “That could be ‘How do we pass this AP exam?’ or ‘How do I write the best and most authentic essay?’ It is…
