“Summerhill – a radical approach to child rearing” Sushmita K.C. After reading the book

The author further discusses some schools similar to Anne Fox Elementary School, that have transformed and really became the academic haven for children, paving newer paths of success for their students. It gives an overview of the other chapters and lists some great changes that had taken place when these schools really adopted the principle, and the results they had received from making a change in their system. It goes to show that when our systems aren't working in terms of helping children meet their goal it is very important for us to become open to change and really believing that change and success in any child are possible as long as we believe in them. Becoming a supportive adult can make the biggest difference in a child. From this chapter I learned that being open-minded, researching new ways to improve, accepting our mistakes can really change our effectiveness in the lives of the children around

Both the characters in Educating Essex and Summer Heights High are exaggerated examples of showing bad behaviour and utter disobedience, not leading to a meaningful, objective and realistic portrayal of the modern male experience of school. Both Educating Essex and Summer Heights High have

This schooling occurs close to three quarters of the course of the year, for twelve years and maybe even more. He calls this routine “deadly,” and the schools in which this is occurring are “forced confinement” and “virtual factories of childishness.” Children are told when they are going to do something, they receive a schedule made for them and must go to them at the assigned time, usually at the sound of the bell. The schools themselves “all too often resemble prisons.” This abrupt truth makes people realize that getting an education would be difficult to do, considering the teachers closely resemble the boring and controlled environment, the students must learn in. These factories where children are “shaped and fashioned” into a product of society’s “specifications.” This negative tone and views really allows the reader to see that school environments are not beneficial to everyone and can be quite negative.

However, they may lack self-discipline. Unlike children raised by authoritative parents, children raised by authoritarian parents are not encouraged to explore and act independently, so they never really learn how to set their own limits and personal standards.

The students at Summit Charter Collegiate Academy, also known as SCCA, are bright young students with potential to make their future an outstanding work of art. They are students who are serious about their education and will do anything to get to the highest pinnacle in life. But besides being determined and solemn scholars, they are still only teenagers in high school who just want to have fun. The culture at SCCA lacks fun, excitement, and freedom, and the main reason for that is because of the Burton School District that runs the facility. There needs to be some changes in the Burton School District and in the culture of SCCA.

It has a summer vacation problem, and that's the problem the KIPP schools set out to solve. They decided to bring the lessons of the rice paddy to the American inner city ”. One can clearly notice all the statistical evidences that he represented in the selection and understand that summer vacation has created an achievement gap between disadvantaged kids and privileged kids.

It is also outlined that children are expected to try and to do their best, not only in the classroom but also outside during play time. Children are taught to take pride in their surroundings and to look after the school and the equipment within the school. Children are encouraged to share

their kids with certain rules as well as not letting schools discipline as strictly. Resulting in the

As times become worse, children become more neglected by their parents or guardians. Children who are neglected usually do not like to stay home often. However, it is required by law that children have to go to school. What child wouldn’t want to go to school when their teacher lets them paint by themselves in the back of the classroom and treats them like they are not invisible? Tons of children across the country depend on going to school, just to get away from home. School is their happiness. However, there are arising issues of school systems and the outcome could ruin some of the children’s happiness.

Some may not realize it, but parents have a huge influence on their teen. A parent who may seem “toxic” to the child will make the child want to avoid becoming like that parent. Carl Pickhartd says in his article says that these “revisionist parents”, “... sometimes end up parenting the same. So you have a mom brought up by strictly repressive parents who wants to give her adolescents freedom she never had. However, by becoming too permissive, her teenagers careen out of safe control until only by imposing severe measures can she curb their wild ways. Now she becomes even stricter than her parents were with her, recreating the influence she swore she would never impose on children of her own” (Adolescence and parental influence). These parents

While reading chapter 3 and 4 of The American School, and The Idea of Summerhill I was able to reflect and come up with questions, concerns, and comments about the material being read. The 3rd chapter from The American School talked about nationalism, multiculturalism, and moral reform in the new republic. One of the things that this chapter covered was world culture theorist. This group of sociologist said that it is necessary to teach about the workings of the government and obedience to the law. Another thing that this chapter talks about is charity schools and prisons. It stated that charity schools and juvenile reformatories developed early in the 19th century in the United States. They were created to help reduce crime and poverty and the problems with urban street children. Chapter 4 of The

By being part of the Proposition for the topic of, “Schools All Year Round” was a challenging experience which allowed me to learn lots of new things, and improve on some other. In this reflection, I will be stating skills that I learned by doing this debate, skills that I improved upon, and some skills that I wasn’t able to change. Although, in the future, I hope to progress in the ones I did poor on.

Sidewalk’s End Montessori School was an exciting hour long journey which enlightened views about this type of private school within the observation. Lynne Casebeer and Grace M. Blea-Nunez own this school together. Students were from ages 3-6 years old and were at all different levels within their education. Most all of the children were only attending half day sessions, however, a few stayed the whole day. This observation was during the very first morning routines so most everyone was in cheerful moods ready to start the day. Montessori Schools have been around for a long time but they seem to be becoming more popular as a private school option for parents and their children. This type of private school is small in number and growing in style. Getting to know how it is inside the walls of a Montessori School is quite intriguing. Montessori Schools are unique in their own way, especially Sidewalk’s End, through observation, watching the children/students, and having an interview to gain more knowledge to understand that what is becoming of the schools in today society.

Some Schools are so strict that they even want them to act certain ways around people. You have to learn how to act a way or you are titled as uncivil. Neil Postman wrote an article named “The End of education:Redefining the Value of School,”which is source D it states that “You cannot have a democratic-indeed,civilized-community

Rules and regulations don't apply to their innocent minds. Going to an institute almost every single day and receiving answers to questions they never asked is a tedious job placed upon their tiny bodies. Again, he equates children's schooling to their thirst for knowledge. He also disregards the fact that many students are forced to attend school anyway, due to their forceful parents, or things like social pressure. He oversimplifies the problem, which is why he comes up with an oversimplified, irrational