Comments for Did you learn anything?

Comment on Sudbury Schools by Sudbury Mom

Sudbury Mom — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 23:29:42 +0000

In reply to Carmen. No idea if anyone will see this, but as of 2019 there is a Sudbury school in St Louis, MO. Currently in the Dutchtown area, close to Cherokee street.

Comment on Book Review: The Source, by James A. Michener (1965) by Morris Steen

Morris Steen — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 18:33:37 +0000

You cannot read Michener and end your life uneducated. He is a crucial link in learning how the world is stitched together, and I appreciate him more with each advancing year. If this current breed of smart diplomats in Washington, DC , and Russia, had read Caravans, Afghanistan would be a different place today!

Comment on Book Review: The Source, by James A. Michener (1965) by Kay Kottso Deech

Kay Kottso Deech — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 10:32:34 +0000

I read it in the 70s. It made me a Zionist.
But subsequent events in the middle-east have completely reversed my affinity for the Jewish state.

Comment on Sudbury Schools by Mariví

Mariví — Tue, 05 May 2020 05:35:43 +0000

Daphne, I admire you for seeking solutions to your problems at just 12 years old. Try searching Sir Ken Robinson and pointing your parents towards his work; he’s written many books and his TED talk is one of the most popular ever given. He doesn’t believe that all children need to aspire to one specific route (i.e. college). Maybe someone with his expertise and credentials will be helpful in persuading your parents. Good luck!

Comment on Book Review: The Source, by James A. Michener (1965) by Holly Louise

Holly Louise — Mon, 04 May 2020 02:03:01 +0000

In reply to Linda-Kim Duffey. His books are novels. They are not history books. Michener doesn't "falsify facts" and in particular, right in the beginning of "Texas" he explains what is fiction and what are true events in the book.

Comment on Sudbury Schools by Kahlil

Kahlil — Tue, 07 Jan 2020 16:47:49 +0000

In reply to Alan Schmid.

Graduate here, SVS 98.
“What if no one at the facility knows anything about the subject?” This is a really interesting question.
Millions of kids graduate every year without being proficient at calculus, trigonometry, or statistics despite being in an environment where it is spoon fed to them. This reality drives home the overarching philosophy of the school: if you want to learn about a subject, there is nothing on planet Earth that will stop you from learning about it.
SVS puts students in a position to research their questions. To find their own direction and confidently go where that leads. Sometimes that is a guided experience and sometimes it is lone studying.
The flip side, and this could not be clearer, is if you don’t want to learn a subject, nothing can make you learn it. In fact, forced ‘education’ can and does turn a student off to particular subjects (often maths) before they are able to guage their own interest.
People are curious, learning is organic, let it happen.

Comment on Book Review: The Source, by James A. Michener (1965) by Helene Messina

Helene Messina — Sun, 15 Dec 2019 08:44:02 +0000

In reply to Aisling. I too read it in my teens (for pleasure not assigned). Will reread now at age 66 so I can re-appreciate from a different perspective.

Comment on Sudbury Schools by Roger

Roger — Mon, 24 Jun 2019 20:45:56 +0000

In reply to Subhan Bihan.

Hi Subhan,

Pages 7 and 8 of this PDF will answer your first question. https://circleschool.org/wp-content/uploads/Circle-School-Grads-in-2015-July-30-2015.pdf

As for your second question, I think there may be a cultural difference in the amount of studying in Asian countries vs. in the US. SAT/etc. scores are important for US college applications, but I believe applicants to US colleges are especially valued if they are well rounded, such as having good grades but also lots of volunteer work, or being a self-employed musician, or other things! So, I think the answer is that it doesn’t work the same way — US colleges do not really care whether you’ve gone through a rigorous high school curriculum.

Comment on Sudbury Schools by Roger

Roger — Mon, 24 Jun 2019 20:00:42 +0000

In reply to Calissa.

Hi Calissa,

There is a Sudbury school starting in Fall 2019 in St. Louis — https://stlsudbury.org

Comment on Sudbury Schools by Daphne

Daphne — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 20:08:55 +0000

Also, they think people that don’t attend college are either stupid or useless.