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What is Autonomy?

Autonomy is more subtle than just “doing whatever you want” - and it impacts all of our lives.

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Council SecretaryMarch 7, 2019Comment
Long Lost Autonomy: A Brief History of Modern Schooling

Have you ever thought about how schools came to be? The history takes us back to a time when nationalism and supremacy informed many of the foundational structures that still stand in classrooms across America.

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Council SecretaryMarch 6, 2019Comment
Dragons and the Art of Letting Go

As I engaged in a gentle, slow-motion wrestling match with my two and a half year old son and a tiny sweater, I reflected on that age-old parenting advice, “Choose your battles.”

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Council SecretaryMarch 5, 2019 Comments
Childhood Autonomy: A Comeback Story

Learn how Self-Directed Education in schools allows childhood autonomy to survive and thrive.

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Council SecretaryMarch 4, 2019Comment
Little Lands of Youth Liberation

Junkyard playgrounds are a protected space in which children are free to be autonomous.

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Council SecretaryMarch 3, 2019Comment
Freedom, Schmeedom: Autonomy Support Is What Matters
Freedom, Schmeedom: Autonomy Support Is What Matters

Studies show that democratic schools are especially good at supporting the primary psychological needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness.

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Council SecretaryMarch 2, 2019Comment
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The Village Free School admits students of any race, color, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation, or national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. This public benefit corporation does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation, or national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs, employment policies, election of officers, membership, or election to the Council.