Learning in Depth

This project is about a proposal to introduce to the school curriculum a new component, called Learning in Depth. The basic idea is that each child will be given, during the first week of grade 1, a particular topic to learn about through their whole school career, in addition to the usual curriculum. Topics might include such things as apples, ships, the circus, cats, the solar system, etc. The aim is that each child, by the end of her or his schooling, will know as much about that topic as almost anyone on earth. The expectation is that this process will transform for most children their relationship to, and understanding of the nature of, knowledge. It should also transform for each child the experience of schooling. It is expected also to be a source of deep pleasure. The primary stimulus to bringing this idea into practice is the book "Learning in depth," and this web site is designed to help support and carry forward the project of introducing this proposal to schools.

To explore the project, go to the LiD Home Page.