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Welcome to Sage Wonderings
The thing you should know about my writing is that I consider myself a student. With any given situation, I seek to learn, understand, and explain. Hence the title -- Sage Wonderings. It's me, Kris Sage, wondering about things that have to do with life.
I have to confess to... My Personal Understanding of Democratic Education
The idea of children having the freedom to do what they feel inclined to, all under the premise that they are receiving their education during that time....boy, that was a bizarre concept for me.
As strange a concept as it was, though, I was very intrigued by it, and in theory found it...
Posted on Nov 18, 2009 - 12:31 PM by Kris Sage in Sage Wonderings
My name is Kris Sage, and I'm a 16-year-old college student living in Portland, OR. My experience with democratic education is comprised of three and a half years at a democratic school, The Village Free School, and attendance at various conferences. I've waited a long time to see a wide, coordinated movement between individuals interested in democratic education, and I see IDEA as building that kind of movement.The thing you should know about my writing is that I consider myself a student. With any given situation, I seek to learn, understand, and explain. Hence the title -- Sage Wonderings. It's me, Kris Sage, wondering about things that have to do with life.
I have to confess to... My Personal Understanding of Democratic Education
Posted on Feb 04, 2010 - 02:08 AM by Shawn Strader in Op-Education
The concept of democratic education was not introduced to me until summer of 2004. I was aware of homeschooling, and slightly familiar with unschooling, but had never really pushed to find an understanding of either approach. But in 2004, The Village Free School, of Portland, OR, was undergoing its first stages of creation, and I was fortunate to be around for it. It is something I took a deep interest in.The idea of children having the freedom to do what they feel inclined to, all under the premise that they are receiving their education during that time....boy, that was a bizarre concept for me.
As strange a concept as it was, though, I was very intrigued by it, and in theory found it...