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pg_sax_i_frage@lemmy.wtf 1 year agojust to add to this. there is, although seeing it thuroihly implemented is comparatively uncommon, the practicea of ‘democratic eduactiin’ and ‘selfddirected education’. The sudbury valley school in massechusets is kne relatively well known example of this.
In those contexts, the trends are in many ways, turned on their head. They ahve a website, and a a youtube channel, accesible vía That froendly alternative frontend that I can’t rember just now, with interview with some alumni of the school, and some. published books with accounts from other graduates.
Just wanted to add, that the phenomenon described with in the comment replied to, although all too common, are not universal., nor always are they the only option.
centof@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Great point. The link provided looks interesting, I’ll take a look at it.
Side Note: The spelling mistakes in the first and second paragraph kinda detract from your message about different ways of organizing education. It is pretty ironic to have a post with multiple misspellings recommend a different way of education.
pg_sax_i_frage@lemmy.wtf 1 year ago
In my defence, I’m new to this keyboard and have big fingers. Also, although I know aof it’s existence, I haven’t attended any sde I schools myself.
My formal language education Is all quite conventional, with conventional leadership structures and decision making processes, and all. So please don’t let that detract from the subjects mentioned.(i really should remember to check spelling, before posting, though 😅)
Anyway, I’m glad that sde style alternatives, and how they relate to the question, may be of intrest.
centof@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Yeah, I usually try to avoid correcting people, but I didn’t want any misspellings giving any future viewers a bad first impression of the linked educational resource.
Mine too. As far as spellchecking, I use a front-end(Alexandrite) for Lemmy that spellchecks.However, I get that a lot of people use a mobile interface that makes it easier to miss such things.
I have found myself, recently, rediscovering how to make goals and plans after having them suppressed by the conventional school system for most of my life. That fits with the deschooling term that is used on the linked resource. According to [self-directed.org] (www.self-directed.org/sde/conditions/) “In Self-Directed Education communities, young people are sharing an environment with adults who are deschooling alongside them”