Has anybody ever heard of 'open classrooms' schools?No,it is not a school where they leave the doors open in lessons,it is a school where it is not compulsory for children to attend lessons.I watched some of the children's TV series 'Summerhill' recently and one of the teachers made this comment to a school inspector regarding the kids:'You cannot make them learn'.
Most children are made to learn when they are in school,but these children are not.Isn't there something a bit sinsister about someone who believes in letting children do just as they please?And what is all play and no work going to do to a child?Read a bit more about the school here:
http://www.summerhillscho...index.html

I'm going to send my kids to this school.

Hell no.

The job market isn't optional, so why should assignments be?

uh, no. look at their FAQs- exams are optional, they don't promote college.

so does the school provide the pot or do parents have to roll joints for the kids themselves?

sounds cultish. the whole "you can leave at anytime" mantra that they keep repeating is a little worrisome to me.

I haven't clicked on that link nor gathered any knowledge of the school or it's practices, but I say CLOSE IT DOWN!

Wait, let me get this straight...

I pay them... to NOT teach my kids anything>

Ummm, I already get that at my local public schools for free (except property taxes, but I have no property so...).

In short,

NO!

JasmineFire said:

it sounds too much like a lyric from an eagles song.

I heard the steiner schools were like this, the kids could sit out in the yard if they didn't feel like going to class as long as they were accompanied by an older student.

ZombieKitten said:

i think kids should get elective classes earlier in their educations. for example, i think kids should be able to choose between phys ed and wellness class - for the kids who have no use for sports, they can learn how to stretch and do yoga and figure out how to do a proper workout or have a proper run if they choose to do these things later in life. in fact, i think these are the things that should be taught in PE instead of kickball and all that dumb jock crap. save that nonsense for recess and extracurricular activities.

Anxiety said:

I agree I can see how that would benefit my middle child, he is not so interested in the actual running around the oval so much, but challenge him in other ways and show him WHY it's good for him, he will be happy as a clam. I read an article where a whole school did 15 mins of yoga in the morning before classes, and 15 minutes again at the end, and those kids had concentration spans throughout the day like never before seen.

ZombieKitten said:

i think if i would have actually been TAUGHT what doing things like calesthenics and jogging would do for my system, and if i would have been allowed to do things to make it more enjoyable, like listen to my walkman or even undergo these exercises without feeling like it was some kind of competition - i probably would have gotten a lot more out of it. i think wherever education is today, phys ed is probably at least 70 years behind all the other subjects.

Anxiety said:

some people/kids just feel totally uncomfortable with the whole competitive nature of "sports" sure it's fun for those 10% that usually win everything, for the rest it's kind of pointless. They introduced Personal Best as a concept at my kids school so at least there was some interest there.

ZombieKitten said:

when i was in grade school, we had to exercise AND SING ALONG to this every day in gym class:



i remember i didn't mind doing this...though this song is probably why i'm gay.

Anxiety said:

no way that's attrocious!

we had to do "huff'n'puff" (some government initiative) to this:



omg

Imago said:

Is that the blowjob market ?

God, I'm dying to go to that market.

BlueZebra said:

your basket looks depressingly empty