Articles and Blogs
Freedom to Learn
Check out this wonderful Psychology Today blog by psychology professor Peter Gray about the roles of play and curiosity as foundations for learning: "Children come into the world with instinctive drives to educate themselves. These include the drives to play and explore. This blog is primarily about these drives and ways by which we could create learning environments that optimize rather than repress them."
Comparing to Other School Models
How do Sudbury schools compare to other educational models? Check out OK, So You're Sort of Like - by Romey Pittman of Fairhaven School.
Free Range Kids
Want to raise safe, self-reliant kids without going nuts with worry? Read Free Range Kids.
Are Children Punished by Rewards?
New research suggests they might be. Check out When a Parent's 'I Love You" Means 'Do as I Say' by Alfie Kohn.