{"id":109008,"date":"2015-10-08T20:04:50","date_gmt":"2015-10-09T02:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/girl-scout-advocates-new-status-quo\/"},"modified":"2015-10-08T20:04:50","modified_gmt":"2015-10-09T02:04:50","slug":"girl-scout-advocates-new-status-quo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/girl-scout-advocates-new-status-quo\/","title":{"rendered":"Girl Scout advocates new status quo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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A 14-year-old Girl Scout is challenging the status quo when it comes to educating local students.<\/p>\n

Alexx Earley, who recently earned the Girl Scout Silver Award, said she was motivated to raise awareness of the failures associated with today\u2019s single curriculum system when deciding on a community project. She said students learn differently, and teachers should be mindful.<\/p>\n

\u201cStudents are not all going to learn the same,\u201d said Earley. \u201cThey need variety.\u201d<\/p>\n

At a recent Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 board meeting, Earley outlined three basic types of learners: audio, visual and kinesthetic. Audio learners retain information through sound, visual learners via sight, and kinesthetic learners through a hands-on approach, she said.<\/p>\n

Earley complained that school curriculums often fail to consider that people learn utilizing different methods.<\/p>\n

\u201cGive options to our classrooms, and we will acquire it,\u201d Earley told board members. \u201cWe will learn.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to addressing school officials, Earley also hosted a recent education fair, working more than 40 hours on the total project.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hosted the education fair, because I wanted to show our community that there is more than one to learn,\u201d she reiterated. \u201cI wanted to show people that we could change the system.\u201d<\/p>\n

A ninth-grader, Earley is homeschooled by her parents, Gayle and Colby Earley. She is in Girl Scout Troop 2619, which is led by Dena Thompson.<\/p>\n

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