This page contains discussion questions associated with many of the readings, to guide in-class discussion.
| SES # | QUESTIONS |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Introduction (PDF) Holt, How Children Fail (PDF) |
| 2 |
Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (PDF) Valley, “An Option for Intellectual Autonomy” (PDF) Giannini, “Nurturing Talent and Creativity in the Arts” (PDF) |
| 3 | Kirschenbaum, Wad-ja-get? (PDF) |
| 4 |
Naylor, “Antioch: Vision and Revision” (PDF) Nkabinde, “Evergreen: Ever Green?” (PDF) |
| 5 | Lave, Situated Learning (PDF) |
| 6 |
Mattuck, The Torch or the Firehose (PDF) Schoenfeld, Mathematical Problem Solving (PDF) |
| 7 |
Olin College Prospectus (PDF) Lake, “Integrated Curriculum” (PDF) Gamson, Liberating Education (PDF) Buzan, Use Both Sides of Your Brain (PDF) |
| 8 | Valley, My Years in the M.I.T. Experimental Study Group (PDF) |
| 9 |
Neill, Summerhill (PDF) Hern, Deschooling Our Lives (PDF) |
| 10 | Newell, “Deep Springs: Loyalty to a Fault?” (PDF) |
| 11 | Adams, “Prescott: from Parson to Parsimony” (PDF) |
| 14 | Rimmer, The Harrad Experiment (PDF) |
