Fred Bramante's Dream

For generations, the American system of education has been run on what noted NH Educator and reformer Tony Wagner of Holderness, NH, calls the Carnegie method, measured by seat time and grade. Today, both Bramante and Wagner are at the forefront of an educational philosophy built around the belief that public schools need to refashion themselves around the competency of the students they produce. Bramante has, in fact, been the leading force in New Hampshire for designing standards for public schools built on a 21st-century learning model where students receive a diploma from High School that is a measurement of their competency and often includes additional career credentials or certifications, helping to assure their success in the working world or to advance (and reduce the cost of) a college degree, all built around the interests that make them passionate about becoming life-long-learners and vigorously participating in the civic life of their community. Effectively making schools a central point in community life.