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Subject: Re: lets talk about schools Author: Astrid [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 15:24:37 07/09/02 Tue In reply to: M23 's message, "Re: lets talk about schools" on 14:09:51 07/09/02 Tue >> >>When attendance is voluntary and self directed. ;-) >> >>Astrid > >So a school which allowed its students to major in >scuba diving would be AOK for a highschool? Well, you can't major in scuba diving. :-) But while I think some kids need structure and rules, others need freedom. I'm a fan of the Summerhill model for schools. And I do think we need to teach kids more than just how to read and add and multiply. We need to give them a broader base than we do (or broader choices, anyway). We trust kids to learn how to teach themselves most childhood skills, and we trust 18 yos to learn the right things voluntarily at college--why are we so restricting of what kids can learn about between 5 and 18 yo?? Astrid [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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Subject Author Date Re: lets talk about schools M23 08:40:19 07/10/02 Wed Re: lets talk about schools M23 08:40:49 07/10/02 Wed