
Is compulsory education in reality counterproductive?
Are we teaching children to dislike school by telling them what to study?
What would happen if schools were a democracy where the children decided for themselves what to do all day?
Today we’re going to talk to Luke Freedman who set up the democratic school Banana Mountain, where the students decide for themselves what they want to do.
Is it a recipe for success or for general mayhem?
For more information:
Website:
https://www.bananamountain.world
Madrid Active Scool
https://madridactiveschool.org
The Phoenix Trust
https://www.phoenixtrust.org
Ojo de Agua School
https://ojodeagua.es/ideas-basicas
Website Ian Gibbs
https://www.iangibbs.me
Music by Julian Jahanpour and Erwin Broeken