sudbury education - freedom for childern
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Sudbury Education: Freedom for childern
Educational system outdated
Was designed for the industrial age
Characteristics of system
What is Education?
Education ≠ schooling
Education = universal development of skills and knowledge, any time, any place.
Human capacity
Learning is an inborn capacity
Value compassDegree/exams
Pre-fixed curriculum
TalentIndividual curriculum
Hierarchical/top-down
Equality/Network
Schools today
Sudbury school
Formal vs. natural learning
WHATHOW
Genuine context
Play
Talk
Game
Carry-
ing out
taskEx
plor
e
Dec
ide
Theory of motivation
Follow goals set out for you
Follow your own goals
Extrinsic motivation Intrinsic motivation
The freedom concept
Option choice Action choice
ResponsibilityNo Responsibility
Conditional
Freedom True
Freedom
Self-determination
Sudbury Valley School
Characteristics of a Sudbury school (1)
Equality
Students are fully responsible for their life and actions
Characteristics of a Sudbury school (2)
Natural learning environment
Age mixing (4 to 19)
The future of learning…
Reshape thinking
The paradox of freedom
in the Netherlands
Constitution – Freedom of Education
A Sudbury school based on true freedom cannot exist under the current legislation and inspectorate practices, despite the long evidence-based tradition of this educational concept.
Newschool.nu: www.newschool.nu
Sudbury Valley School: www.sudval.org
European Democratic Education Community: www.eudec.org
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