At Brooklyn 'Free School,' Students Control Their Education

The democratic or “free school” movement, in which children have an equal say in school governance, and choose how to spend their days - whether in study or play - began more than 100 years ago. Today, there are several hundred such private schools scattered around the world, in countries as different as South Korea, Japan, India, Germany, Brazil and Colombia. By far, most are in the U.S. VOA's Carolyn Weaver visited the 11-year-old private Brooklyn Free School in New York.
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[@FerbyArisaka]

This is the school of my dream :D

[@elizrebezilmadommdo1662]

This might work with older kids who have been to regular school and therefore have experienced some form of structure and discipline, but I feel like this would be terrible for kids going from k-12. Overworking kids and teens can be bad for the mental state and make them feel less motivated, but I think this can be too. Kids need freedom, but they also need more structure. There just needs to be a balance. From what I've seen, Scandinavian schools seem to be the best example, though I wouldn't know for sure because I don't know anyone who grew up for the majority of their lives in any of those countries.

[@DandelionLakewood]

Beautiful project, thank you for giving these children the gift of self-sovereignty!

[@statdemon2842]

My dream school but when you go to college in the long run, it wouldn't be so good

[@luciuscassio6545]

Total BS. My cousin attended a democratic school and went to Brown.

[@lialia9302]

Dream school 😢💔

[@dancecoach6052]

Awesome, there should be more of them. Free schools make kids active and not passive, they learn how to trust themselves, their feelings and opinions and be truly independent.

[@xilchoo]

My dream become *REAL*!

[@alfredaquino1026]

My dream school is if you can sleep there for the weekends with freinds and crushes

[@trentwiddaburna]

Who is the school council why is this school even real

[@gymnasticshalf1395]

MY DREAM SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@christianfrederick7810]

The school of my dreams

[@sin378]

I'm dead lol 😂😂

[@ardaharman6609]

My dream became real but unfortunately I am not in that dream :/

[@yele7981]

I went there amazing

[@gnubbolo]

this school is cool, I would have had much more time to spend in my german RedOrchestra2 regiment.

[@ashleycasey2093]

They basically stole Summerhill.

[@toastermcpasta3246]

2:24 Thar be ghost afoot

[@adorenu1338]

2b2t in real life?

[@crazando]

If I went there, everybody would want to kill me because I'd be like"I want Justice, freedom,peace, and a mcdouble" at every meeting

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