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Self- Directed Learning Works with Mimsy Sadofsky
Self- Directed Learning Works with Mimsy Sadofsky
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55 minutes
Released:
Aug 16, 2021
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Podcast episode
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In this episode, we’re chatting with Mimsy Sadofsky from the democratic Sudbury Valley School in Massachusetts about what a self-directed learning school looks like, what children do after attending such a school, how they learn to read in a democratic school and, of course, how the school is run by its children.? Mimsy sharesAll about Sudbury Valley SchoolThe beautiful, mind-blowing philosophy of their schoolWhat their teens do after finishing high schoolThe benefits of self-directed learning for childrenHow the students are involved in the day to day running of the schoolWhat she has seen over her past 50 years at the school and why she stayedHow their judicial system operatesHow children respond to this learning environmentTheir admission process and how they work with parentsHow Sudbury Valley School's children learn to readAnswers to commonly asked questionsHow the traditional school system can harm children ? Opt Inhttps://www.wildlingsforestschool.com/free-downloadables? Links and Resourceshttps://www.sudburyvalleyschool.org/Book Recommendations: Astoria, Peter Stark Deep River, Karl Marlantes? Guest DetailsMimsy Sadofsky is a co-founder and staff member of Sudbury Valley School in Framingham, Massachusetts. She has been with SVC for 53 years. She is co-author of numerous books and articles about Sudbury Valley and the Sudbury approach to education. She is a self-directing learning advocate and pioneer in the free learning philosophy. Wildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWebsiteFacebookInstagramYoutube E: hello@wildlingsforestschool.com? Did You Enjoy This Episode? If you enjoyed this episode and the Raising Wildlings podcast generally, we have a favour. Please take two minutes to subscribe, and to write a rating and a review. You can do that on Apple Podcasts right now by clicking here. If you are an Android user, you can follow the podcast on Spotify here and Google Podcasts here. Those actions will help the podcast reach more people, and we would be truly grateful. Thank you so much.Apple Podcasts SpotifyGoogle Podcasts
Released:
Aug 16, 2021
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