Let’s teach for mastery — not test scores

Words & Synonyms 1. Leverage: influence 2. Accumulate: amass, collect 3. Shaky: tremulous 4. Intense: severe, drastic 5. Reinforce: fortify, strengthen 6. Fundamentally: basically 7. Foundation: base 8. Collapse: crumble 9. Constrain: restrict, limit 10. Inspect: examine 11. Impractical: infeasible 12. Readily: easily, effortlessly 13. Embrace: hug 14. Suspect: doubt 15. Participate: take part 16. Prediction: prognostication 17. Perseverance: stamina, endurance 18. Grit: courage, guts

Questions

1. How school subjects are taught in a traditional academic model? 2. What does the speaker compare a traditional academic model to? 3. Why mastery-based learning was difficult and impractical in past but now it isn’t anymore? 4. In today`s world, what replaces the last level of the society pyramid and why?