An inch deep and a mile wide? Or a mile deep and an inch wide? One of the ongoing debates in education revolves around the question of breadth versus depth. Is it better to expose students to many concepts (breadth) or to foster a deeper exploration into fewer topics (depth)? Not surprisingly, consensus has not been reached, but certainly the trend in the past decade is towards deeper learning. In recent years the Mastery Transcript Consortium (MTC), about which I … Continue reading Breadth vs. depth: What’s the best way to learn?