> It is a very rare homeschooling situation in
> which it is _possible_ to leave learning entirely in the hands of the
> child.
> Sudbury Valley, on the other hand, sets up an environment where there
> is _no_ curriculum.
Scott David,
I am curious as to why you believe that "the authorities" allow SVS to set up
its environment, when you believe that those same authorities don't allow
home schoolers to do so.
I agree with you that many homeschoolers are simply substituting one
outside-the-learner compulsion with another, but I also know of many who
follow a more enlightened approach. I don't have any hard figures on the
breakdown of these two groups. Do you? Does anyone else on this list? I
also assume that the homeschoolers who are attracted to this listserv are
more of the latter camp than the former. Perhaps we should treat their
choice as a more friendly and learner-oriented one than we seem to be doing
here.
Alan Klein