Free School Teaching: A Journey into Radical Progressive Education

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INDEX 183 academically gifted students, 1, 4, 8–9, 11–13, 20–21, 32–34, 37–38 acculturation, 42. See also socialization activities meeting, 63, 65–66, 69, 83, 89, 97, 111–113, 118–120, 124, 130, 132–133, 157 adaptive strategies, 25, 36 age grading, 49–50, 70 Albany Free School, 57, 59, 70, 73–74, 79–80, 82–84, 90–91, 94–96, 98–99, 102, 104–106, 109, 111, 117, 126, 137, 141, 143, 145, 160, 162–163, 165–168; student listing, 62; teacher and staff listing, 60; timetable/ schedule, 62, 65, 67, 71 alienation, 17, 74. See also disconnection anarchist collective, 60, 105 Anne Frank, 94 Anyon, Jean, 18, 22–23, 33, apple pies, 77, 151–154 Apple, Michael, 162 applesauce, 78, 151, 154 apprenticeships, 60, 80, 114, 118–119, 134 art, 20–21, 24, 26, 63, 75, 78, 80–81, 90, 94, 126, 140, 157 Ashton-Warner, Sylvia, 47 assessments, 2–4, 9, 11, 45, 47. See also evaluations; grades automobile repair, 82 banking model of education, 48, 94, 142, 145 basketball park, 60, 115 Beane, James, 162 bicycle repair, 82 Billy Elliot, 94 Bowling for Columbine, 94 boys group, 60, 81, 91, 119 Brain Compatible Learning, 37–38 Brian’s Winter (Paulsen), 75, 133 care for others: for others, 96, 98, 100; for environment, 103 Cay, The (Taylor), 75, 133 cheating, 2, 26, 35, 153 circle ceremony, 95–97 class meetings, 63, 65, 74, 92, 101, 113, 119 class size, 14, 33, 62, 70. See also student-teacher ratio class trips, 82, 119, 151 Cleanup Committee/Crew, 116, 140 community circle, 152 competition, 17, 48, 55, 120, 150–151, 154–155 composting, 93, 95, 99 compulsion, 2, 5, 9, 14, 73, 98, 105, 109, 111, 128, 134–136, 149, 158, 160, 168 connection: between people, 21, 45, 98, 143, 151; between person and activty, 50, 75, 78; between school and community, 44, 82,; between subjects, 20–22, 44, 48; to natural environment, 99; to traditional subjects, 74 constructivism, 42 consumerism, 17 cooking, 82, 151 cooperation, 48, 55, 115–116, 141, 153–154 cooperative groups, 30, 153 council meetings, 55, 57, 64–65, 68– 70, 79, 81, 83–90, 92, 95–96, 98– 105, 107, 114–115, 118, 120–121, 125–126, 128–130, 146–147, 158 184 INDEX counter-institutions, 161–168 creative days, 139 creative writing, 75–76 critical consciousness, 45, 48–49, 84–87, 90, 94–95, 99, 104, 106, 111, 116 critical pedagogues (pedagogy), 15, 49, 84, 94–95, 104–105, 161–162, 166– 167, 169 critical social theorists, 15, 41 cultural capital, 25, 34, 154 cultural foundations of education, 14 “Culture of Separated Desks, The” (Gray), 32, 153 curriculum, 8–9, 13, 40–41, 43–44, 51– 52, 70, 73–110, 111, 142, 144–146, 156, 158, 168; academic, 74–78; compacting, 6, 37–38; compulsory/ mandated, 4, 38, 117, 145, 168; liberatory, 83–109; social/emotional, 74, 79–83; standardized, 3, 5, 8–9, 12–14, 46, 82, 146, 149, 156, 160. See also hidden curriculum “Daily Grind, The” (Jackson), 18 “Democracy Now” (radio program), 94, 105 democratic ideals and skills, 2, 39, 45, 50–51, 57, 69, 71, 74, 78, 83, 95– 110, 165. See also political action; social justice Democratic Schools (Apple and Beane), 162 dependence, 3, 18–19, 25, 27–29, 36–38, 46, 48, 116, 153, 157–160, Deschooling Our Lives (Hern), 53 Deschooling Society (Illich) Devil’s Playground, The, 94 Dewey, John, 17, 41 dialogue, 46, 90–92, 94, 161–163, 165–167 disconnection, 21–22, 29, 31–32, 74, 82, 143, 145, 150, 154. See also alienation; disengagement; passivity disengagement, 4, 8, 14, 22, 120. See also alienation; disconnection; passivity diversity, 23, 43, 54, 74, 78, 82–84, 90–91, 95 downstairs kids, 61, 63–64, 67, 97 Dr. Faustus, 94 Dude, Where’s My County (Moore), 94 Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling (Gatto), 18, 21 educational philosophies: existentialist, 15, 41; humanistic, 15, 41, 145; progressive, 15, 41–59, 70, 73, 79–80, 82–84, 95, 104–106, 109, 111, 116–117, 123, 142–143, 161– 169; social reconstructionist, 41; student centered, 41; teachercentered /traditional, 28–29, 39, 42– 52, 55–57, 59, 61–62, 68, 70, 73–83, 86–87, 95–96, 111, 116–117, 123, 137, 142–147, 149–151, 154–169. See also educational purposes educational purposes, 39, 109, 156. See also philosophies of education efficiency, 49–50, 70, 144 emotions, 7, 18, 25, 44, 55...