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Committee recommends Atomic Habits and reviews Think Like a Freak for AP seminar

Forest Hills Public Schools Curriculum Committee · October 16, 2024
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Summary

The committee recommended Board approval of Atomic Habits for FLEX (Grades 9–12) and scheduled a monthly review of Think Like a Freak for EHS-AP Seminar (Grades 10–12).

The Curriculum Committee recommended that the full Board approve two supplemental instructional resources. The recommendation included Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear for FLEX (Grades 9–12) and a monthly review of Think Like a Freak by Steven Levitt and Stephan Dubner for EHS-AP Seminar (Grades 10–12).

The committee recorded the items as recommendations to the Board; there was no formal Board vote recorded in the committee minutes. Assistant Superintendent for Instruction Scott Haid presented the requests for review and noted grade levels for each selection. The committee did not record discussion of curricular rationale or any objections in the minutes.