As part of its College and Career Readiness Program, Garland ISD’s Beaver Technology Center offers students a chance to study specific subjects as electives. I recently had the privilege of visiting with a group of students who want to learn more about writing.
For eight consecutive weeks on Friday mornings, students attend a class where they study the elective they have chosen. Available subjects include basic engineering, computer science, science studies, multimedia, and interdisciplinary studies. These classes are a great way for young students to discover which subjects they find most interesting.
The journalism class is filled with bright, enthusiastic students who have already learned about many important aspects of writing and are covering events at the school and reporting them in an online newspaper.