i just wanted to post these two websites because i thought that they were very interesting and revolutionary. before we discusssed these schools in class i was fairly certain that they were god's gift to education, and while i still feel that they are wonderful, it was good to discuss them with other people. (although i did anger some people with my super liberal hippy talk.) i will admit that i never would have realized that these schools had the ability to not properly prepare children for life in the real world. i guess i just thought of it in the way i would respond to an environment like this; i would be studying and going to as many interesting classes that i could.
these schools are really just like college but for younger children, and i think that is a very novel idea. i know i did well in a structured environment, but i am also doing well in a non-structured environment. but at the same time, my brother did awful in high school, so much so that we had to convince a college to take him. but now that he is dictating his own education, he is doing beautifully. so i really think that this kind of school could work for either very structured, mature, responsible students and for students who are crushed by structure. regardless, i was glad that i was introduced to this type of school, and i am still trying to make up my mind about how i feel about it.
a. s. neill's summerhill school
sudbury valley school
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