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Anyone interested in the failing educational system might find the work of A. S. Neill at Summerhill inspiring. Here's the scoop: https://lnkd.in/gqhhu_ru (#education, #educational, #educationSystem, #boardOfEducation, #ASNeill, #Summerhill, #SchoolWithoutWalls, #failingEducation)

Anyone interested in the failing educational system might find the work of A. S. Neill at Summerhill inspiring. Here's the scoop: https://lnkd.in/gqhhu_ru (#education, #educational, #educationSystem, #boardOfEducation, #ASNeill, #Summerhill, #SchoolWithoutWalls, #failingEducation)

Anyone interested in the failing educational system might find the work of A. S. Neill at Summerhill inspiring. Here's the scoop: https://lnkd.in/gqhhu_ru (#education, #educational, #educationSystem, #boardOfEducation, #ASNeill, #Summerhill, #SchoolWithoutWalls, #failingEducation)

Anyone interested in the failing educational system might find the work of A. S. Neill at Summerhill inspiring. Here's the scoop: https://lnkd.in/gqhhu_ru (#education, #educational, #educationSystem, #boardOfEducation, #ASNeill, #Summerhill, #SchoolWithoutWalls, #failingEducation)

Anyone interested in the failing educational system might find the work of A. S. Neill at Summerhill inspiring. Here's the scoop: https://lnkd.in/gdVXrEYU (#education, #educational, #educationSystem, #boardOfEducation, #ASNeill, #Summerhill, #SchoolWithoutWalls, #failingEducation)

Anyone interested in the failing educational system might find the work of A. S. Neill at Summerhill inspiring. Here's the scoop: https://lnkd.in/dV5MWfbZ (#education, #educational, #educationSystem, #boardOfEducation, #ASNeill, #Summerhill, #SchoolWithoutWalls, #failingEducation)

Anyone interested in the failing educational system might find the work of A. S. Neill at Summerhill inspiring. Here's the scoop: https://lnkd.in/dV5MWfbZ (#education, #educational, #educationSystem, #boardOfEducation, #ASNeill, #Summerhill, #SchoolWithoutWalls, #failingEducation)

Anyone interested in the failing educational system might find the work of A. S. Neill at Summerhill inspiring. Here's the scoop: https://lnkd.in/gdVXrEYU (#education, #educational, #educationSystem, #boardOfEducation, #ASNeill, #Summerhill, #SchoolWithoutWalls, #failingEducation)

I have just learnt of this amazing UK school which was founded over 100 years ago, so ahead of its time! Summerhill School believes lessons should be a child's choice and learning an invitation. They value the importance of play: "At Summerhill, play belongs to the child. We do not dress up learning situations so that the play will be 'productive', we do not look on and evaluate what they might learn from this or that game. Our children just play — and they can do it pretty well all day if they want to". Despite this, most students decide to sit for GCSE exams when they are ready (can be earlier or later than UK norm), demonstrating that children are more in-tune with their development and needs than are often given credit for. This 'Freedom Not Licence/Freedom with Responsibility' approach that the school takes equates to "do as you like - but you must not interfere with somebody else's freedom" and as a result they have common sense guidelines/rules such as 'no playing drums at 4am'. They are a democratic, self-governing community where children have equal vote to adults in the weekly meeting where decisions are made. It has elements of homeschooling, Ross Greene's CPS and alternative schooling philosophies such as Montessori and Steiner. However, never have I seen a school or system take a child's choice/autonomy to this level. We need to take some important lessons from this 100 year old UK example. #AlternativeEducation #EducationReform #HolisticEducation #BehaviourReframe #SelfDetermination #EmotionalDevelopment #ChildDevelopment

What differentiates the schools that teach all kids (even very poor kids) to read proficiently and the ones that don't (yet)? I was a bit surprised to learn my home state of Colorado had zero schools that qualified to be on the 60/80 list. Then I went digging and discovered 29 states plus Washington DC are all in that same sinking boat. That leaves 21 states that have at least one positive outlier school: A school that teaches even their poorest kids to read well. What can we learn from their stories? https://lnkd.in/ecMVw3ck #outlierschools #education #literacyforequity #literacy #TheReadingLeague