I particularly liked the section on the Role of Adults:
"Role of Adults
• Adults help students establish their learning goals.
• Adults are consistent with children.
• Adults are self-aware and pay attention to their own expectations and biases.
• Adults are facilitators and resource providers.
• Adults teach in a non-authoritarian way and act as coaches, guides, counselors and mentors.
• Adults model real jobs, passions and skills for students.
• Adults incorporate physical, artistic, musical, scientific and other learning modalities in their teaching.
• Adults take care of one another as educators, parents and colleagues."
This is a great list of attributes for a parent, teacher, family friend, random acquaintance, child-care worker, or anyone else who comes into contact with a child. This school sounds like it has a better chance for success than other democratic schools that follow the Sudbury model. In this school, there is more evidence of adult participation in student learning with much less of a cloud of secrecy overhanging all.
I particularly liked the section on the Role of Adults:
ReplyDelete"Role of Adults
• Adults help students establish their learning goals.
• Adults are consistent with children.
• Adults are self-aware and pay attention to their own expectations and biases.
• Adults are facilitators and resource providers.
• Adults teach in a non-authoritarian way and act as coaches, guides, counselors and mentors.
• Adults model real jobs, passions and skills for students.
• Adults incorporate physical, artistic, musical, scientific and other learning modalities in their teaching.
• Adults take care of one another as educators, parents and colleagues."
This is a great list of attributes for a parent, teacher, family friend, random acquaintance, child-care worker, or anyone else who comes into contact with a child. This school sounds like it has a better chance for success than other democratic schools that follow the Sudbury model. In this school, there is more evidence of adult participation in student learning with much less of a cloud of secrecy overhanging all.
Good find, Tess! Thanks for sharing!