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1.0 out of 5 stars I laughed when I read this book, April 15 2004

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My main objection to this book is that it is full of lies. The sudbury philosophy sounds great, but having enrolled in one, I have discovered that the dream of children having freedom in the educational system remains far from becoming a reality.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Sudbury Rocks!, Sep 3 2001

By	"creto" (Columbia, SC USA) - See all my reviews

As a college professor, I can attest to the fact that our secondary schools (both public and private) are not working. They are producing desensitized, passionless robots whose only ambitions involve participating in the vortex of the class system and increasing the wealth of corporate CEO's. Fortunately, the Sudbury Valley School offers a real alternative to all this madness.

Any serious educator who has the common sense of a slug (and that's about one percent, by the way) will tell you that the educational system as we know it is merely an indoctrination into the values of the ruling class. Much of the work that is forced on teachers is mind-numbing bookkeeping and measuring designed to further the careers of educators (and satisfy administrators) more than anyone else. What is refreshing about Sudbury is that they do away with all that and get down to the business of educating students.

Meaningful learning comes from the individual, and that's what the Sudbury model is all about. I can't recommend this book highly enough.

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5.0 out of 5 stars This is the way schools should be run, Jul 9 2001

By	Walter F. Thiessen Jr. "Libertarian TV" (Warrenton, VA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you believe that kids need to be controlled, guided, and "exposed to new ideas," you won't like this book. But if you recognize that kids can be trusted to learn what they need most, when they need it most, you'll recognize the tremendous value of this book. Also, check out _The Sudbury Valley Experience_ by the same authors.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome and wonderous learning
Just under 200 pages this book is for the few brave souls who have kids and who like their kids and who believe that children are free spirits who if allowed to be around other... Read more

Published on May 11 2001 by MotherLodeBeth

5.0 out of 5 stars A good introduction to the Sudbury Model
A remarkable example of walking one's talk. These people set out to do something in the late sixties based on ideals that most of us have long since compromised to the pressures... Read more

Published on April 27 2001 by Alan Mitter-Burke

5.0 out of 5 stars Best book on education and learning I have read.
As a former teacher frustrated with the mediocrity andlimitations of traditional public schools, I find this book to beexciting and refreshing, offering hope that at least someone... Read more

Published on Jan 9 2001 by T. Jones

5.0 out of 5 stars Hope for the education crisis
Short vignettes of experiences and views from the Sudbury Valley School. Sudbury Valley is a school in Framingham, Mass. Read more

Published on Oct 13 2000 by yo-tambien