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Emerson Williams shows 'Let Grow' assignments to build student independence
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Principal Nila Thakur and Emerson Williams staff described a year-two pilot of the national Let Grow homework program, sharing student examples of age-appropriate independence and saying the school will present the model to other principals but has no district expansion plan yet.
Emerson Williams Elementary School officials described a year-two pilot of the Let Grow experience program at the Wethersfield Board of Education meeting on Oct. 14, saying the school gives students supervised, age-appropriate independence to build problem solving and confidence.
"The mission of Let Grow is to make it easy, normal, and legal to give kids the independence they need to grow into capable, confident, and happy adults," said Nila Thakur, principal at Emerson Williams Elementary School, as she introduced student examples and family participation.
Thakur told the board the school launched Let Grow after a communitywide reading of the book The Anxious Generation and subsequent staff conversation that children’s online exposure and reduced real-world independence have contributed to increased anxiety. At Emerson Williams, teachers,…
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