Interesting article about schooling

[Jone Brunelle]

"It's every modern parent's worst nightmare—a school where kids can play all day. But no one takes the easy way out, and graduates seem to have a head start on the information age. Welcome to Sudbury Valley."

Sudbury Valley

[Michael Brunelle]

This is very interesting. I have always felt that formal schooling inhibits creativity, and that the challenge after graduating is "overcoming" your education. Schools and factories work the same way, rather, schools were designed to mold factory workers and soldiers: clock in, clock out; raise your hand to speak or to go to the bathroom, stand in line, sit in rows; stop or start when bells ring... modern schooling seems more about adjusting to and functioning within a system and less about being "educated". And as a teacher (my latest "gig") I see every day that students learn on their own. A teacher can inspire, threaten, entertain, suggest, clarify, frighten, pile on homework, create a relaxed atmosphere, or not; but a teacher cannot make a student learn. Only the student can make that happen. But few teachers, parents, and even students are brave enough to reject traditional models. Would you have done well at Sudbury?

[Jone Brunelle]

probably not, who knows. i think i got good at fitting into the system.