Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2000 11:57:02 -0600 From: Sandi & Scott Spaeth <vespass-AT-toast.net> Subject: Re: Information request. At 04:33 AM 1/16/00 -0500, OOTSONATI-AT-aol.com wrote: >Maybe we should try to open a private school centered around anarchist >principles. Imagine that! It's been done, and there are a few out there still - I just finished reading a book called "Making It Up As We Go Along - The Story of the Albany Free School" by Chris Mercogliano. It doesn't perfectly adhere to anarchist philosophy, but it seems as close as practically possible in the US right now by a genuine 'school', certainly much closer than Summerhill in England (which in itself blew me away when I read "Summerhill - A Radical Approach to Child Rearing" by A.S. Neill). In states like Missouri where I live, the ease of homeschooling would make an anarchist school pretty easy, particularly if one were to forget traditional ideas about having paid teachers and a fixed building to study in, and instead have parents and other volunteers teach and use peoples' homes as well as cultural resources in the community. Because of peoples' work schedules, it may also require a re-thinking of what constitutes a school day - it may need to be moved into the evenings or be more concentrated on weekends and during the summer. wouldn't be too hard though. cheers, Scott --------------------------------------------------------- "No one has yet realized the wealth of sympathy, the kindness and generosity hidden in the soul of a child. The effort of every true education should be to unlock that treasure." -Emma Goldman Piston Ported Vespas: http://www.piston-ported.homepage.com words http://www.geocities.com/vespass/words.html ----------------------------------------------------------
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