After watching the film “Most Likely to Succeed” by Greg Whiteley, I feel as if I’ve been exposed to an entirely new way of learning. The school High Tech High challenges students with the exposure to essential life skills that are often not taught in traditional high schools. Rather than having students sit at desks and follow teacher’s instructions all day, High Tech High learning is hands-on and encourages students to advocate for their own learning. This redefines student-teacher relationships by giving students a sense of responsibility and agency that they wouldn’t experience in previous schools. As the year progressed, students seemed prepared to enter the workforce as they had developed valuable skills such as collaboration, communication, conflict resolution, and problem-solving in ways that students in traditional classrooms may lack. Most students in traditional high schools feel confident with the level of knowledge they’ve accumulated but feel as if it won’t serve a purpose in their future careers. Most students would benefit from a balance of knowledge production from traditional high schools and exposure to the kind of learning that High Tech High offers. The teachers at High Tech High emphasize the importance of students making decisions for themselves, encourage reserved students to be leaders, and place students in situations where they must work cohesively with peers. As the instruction by teachers is very broad and open-ended, students must take their learning into their own hands. Teachers were rewarded by the growth they saw each student endure; they gave feedback and constructive criticism to help their students succeed. Students responded very positively to this feedback because the teachers re-wired their brains to have a growth mindset. The effort teachers took to “re-wire” student’s mindset’s was essential because previous schools put so much value on tests and grades, rather than other forms of assessment. I wonder how high school teachers and education ministers would feel after watching this film. Maybe understanding that the traditional way of learning doesn’t work for every learner could provoke productive changes in the curriculum.