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What do you guys think of this No-Rules school in New Zealand? Do you think it is a good idea to let children run around and do whatever they want? Or do you think it creates an environment that could cause or lead to too serious of an injury? Do you think this would work if implemented in the United States? How would you feel sending your child to a school like this?
I like it, but I'd probably limit the height of climbing or cut down all the tall trees or something. I wouldn't be so upset if my kid broke his arm, but I'd rather he not risk actual death.
While I think the recent trend of parents being overly protective is terrible for children; I think this is asking for some serious injuries. I see no problem with the skateboards or scooters, things like that.. but when you have kids climbing up high enough to cause serious injury, that's flat out dangerous.
I used to climb trees when I was a kid and everything like that, it's normal.. but I just don't think school should be the place for them to risk that kind of injury.
That issue doesn't come up much in US schools, because most schools don't have forested areas, or anything more than small, decorative trees, if that.
"Forced food breaks" doesn't sound like a no-rules school, to me! A true no-rules school is like the radical alternative schools that began to appear in the 60's, where students weren't required even to attend class. They were encouraged to follow their own interests, and teachers facilitated that. Of course, all the kids would spend the first few months after enrolling just playing, but then they'd get bored, and some intellectual curiosity would begin to appear.
That's innovative, & a place where I would have excelled as a kid....
Lol I used to do that kind of stuff, at school when I was little, climbing trees, going barefoot, etc.
But the idiots in charge didn't appreciate it
Of course New Zealand would have to take the initiative & be bold enough to try this....
This would never fly in the U.S.
This country is way too uptight
In the US, there are the Sudbury schools. They are private schools though and have tuition to pay. Also, they are even more democratic than that no rules school in NZ, since kids determine what they want to learn and don't have to go to classes at all.
In the US, there are the Sudbury schools. They are private schools though and have tuition to pay. Also, they are even more democratic than that no rules school in NZ, since kids determine what they want to learn and don't have to go to classes at all.
The model for that type of school was England's Summerhill, in the 60's. To some extent the Waldorf Schools are like that, too.
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