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A Sudbury school for an Aspergers child
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I have recently learned about the Sudbury model for education, and I'm
curious about how it might work for a child with mild Aspergers. I
have been homeschooling my daughter (almost 9) for a year while also
being involved in many HS groups and various activities for
"socialization". While my daughter's AS is mild, she has difficulty in... more »
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Peter Gray to speak on 11 may De Kampanje Sudburyschool the Netherlands
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Hi all,
For those living in Europe, Peter Gray will give a talk on friday 11 may at the Sudbury School, De Kampanje in Amersfoort, The Netherlands entitled: "MOTHER NATURE’S PEDAGOGY: Children Are Exquisitely Designed to Direct Their Own Education"
We are very happy that Peter and his wife, while being in the Netherlands,... more »
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Peter Gray to speak in Chicago area
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You are invited! Tallgrass Sudbury School is excited to welcome Dr. Peter Gray, research professor at Boston College and author of the popular college textbook Psychology, as well as the Psychology Today blog Freedom to Learn, [link]. He will be talking about children's natural instincts toward self-education and how children learn to read, write and perform basic math functions organically, without traditional teaching methods. The presentation is free and open to the public.... more »
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Alpine Valley School: now on YouTube!
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In case you haven't already seen a Facebook posting about this, AVS just completed its first introductory video with our own people, facility, and content! (We're pretty psyched, in case that isn't obvious. :) This was a fairly hefty undertaking, between organizing the money and the people, poring over a few hours of raw footage, and working with the professional... more »
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Looking for staff
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Are you looking for a career that is meaningful, deep and varied? Consider becoming a staff member at Sudbury Valley School. We are looking for people with strong executive skills, knowledge in maintaining an institution plus excitement about helping keep a cutting edge school vibrant, a commitment to treating children and adults with complete respect, and significant... more »
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Choice is not equal to Autonomy Support
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The following is a comment I made on Peter Gray's blog post about the
benefits of video gaming and I thought that it might be an interesting
point to consider in the broader context of Democratic Schools:
I am noticing that several people in the comments are claiming that
giving their children choices is all important and I want to bring up... more »
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Leading thinkers behind the traditional school
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In "Turning Learning Right Side Up", at page xv (in the introduction),
it is described how the thinking behind the school was in the early
19th century: "to succeed with industrializing... this country was to
find a way to break the inherently free human spirit during childhood.
This was no secret...conspiracy... On the contrary, it was a project... more »
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Sexual abuse
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The news about Penn State made me think about SVS's effort at proactively dealing with the issue of sexual abuse. The unique open structure of the Sudbury model make sexual abuse unlikely. However, I am aware of an effort at SVS to make available a program on this issue. How did it work out and is it... more »
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A Mathematician’s Lament,by Paul Lockhart
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Here is a link to a lengthy article in which a professor of mathematics dissects the way in which the topic is taught in schools. His philosophy appears to be in sympathy and compatible with the philosophy underlying the Sudbury Valley School (although he demonstrates no awareness of it).... more »
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