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A school where kids only spend 2 and a half hours formal instruction
day (as in, 1 hour maths, 1 hour literacy, half an hour of science
history or a language on alternating days?)
Then the rest of the time they are given the option of choosing wha
they want to do with the resources offered by the school?
Like working in the garden, playing a sport, joining a club, signing u
for elective classes, or private study in the library etc.
Once they get to 15 or 16, they sit down with a counselor guide and "ma
out" the sort of things they'd want to do, and organise a study plan t
accomodate that (so, more classes).
A person can become totally equipped with information in an area if tha
area is of interest or relevance to them. Other things that aren'
necessary are stored away or forgotten. Do we spend too much tim
focusing on things we THINK kids need, instead of allowing them to sho
us what they need?
The philosophy is that in this modern era, we aren't helping kids b
telling them what they need to know. We would be better off allowin
them to discover what they need to know. All we have to do is equip the
with the ability to find things out for themselves.
If a school like this existed (and quite a few do, actually, Summerhil
in England, est. 1920s for one)
do you think it would work?
Thoughts appreciated,
Should schools allow for more induvidual curriculum tweaking
day (as in, 1 hour maths, 1 hour literacy, half an hour of science
history or a language on alternating days?)
Then the rest of the time they are given the option of choosing wha
they want to do with the resources offered by the school?
Like working in the garden, playing a sport, joining a club, signing u
for elective classes, or private study in the library etc.
Once they get to 15 or 16, they sit down with a counselor guide and "ma
out" the sort of things they'd want to do, and organise a study plan t
accomodate that (so, more classes).
A person can become totally equipped with information in an area if tha
area is of interest or relevance to them. Other things that aren'
necessary are stored away or forgotten. Do we spend too much tim
focusing on things we THINK kids need, instead of allowing them to sho
us what they need?
The philosophy is that in this modern era, we aren't helping kids b
telling them what they need to know. We would be better off allowin
them to discover what they need to know. All we have to do is equip the
with the ability to find things out for themselves.
If a school like this existed (and quite a few do, actually, Summerhil
in England, est. 1920s for one)
do you think it would work?
Thoughts appreciated,
Should schools allow for more induvidual curriculum tweaking