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where many families grow coffee. Children frequently dropped out of school to help on the family farm during harvest season, which created problems if they returned to class much later. A related problem was that rural teachers often taught several grade levels in a single classroom. She saw the need to structure a system of education that was flexible enough to accommodate such schedules. In the mid-1970s she worked with others, notably
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work their way through the guide at their own pace, with teachers serving as advisers, and students who have mastered a lesson often helping those who have not.
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