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Movie annotations 4 Ryan Tozier 9/24/15 Kim Fortun

Free School

A big part of learning is being left to yourself. Only way to prove kids won’t resort to lord of flies mentality is to give them a place to be free. To that end the “Free School” was created. One boy tells the other kids to get the babies out, teachers stay out of the way. They start bring weapons out, though only kid made they represent possible hazards, but maybe that was less a worry when this film way made. Girls choose to learn writing are only small number of students from the appearance of the classroom shown. Things in this school seem far more chaotic. When the students end up resorting to violence they need adult intervention, but comes in the form of facilitating discussion. Division between boys and girls is very clear at certain points though this may just be specific scenes shown. The opinions of the actual students vary but most like the Free School. Kids seem to not avoid conflict as we have discussed is a problem in current school systems, and they are willing to talk things out with their own opinions. To deal with issues all the involved parties get together and sit as equals without an adult to pass judgment. Kids don’t think no motivation is a good excuse to not study or do work to improve some sort of skill set during their time in school. Sometimes students damages property like wall, and they are responsible for repair themselves and cleanup involved. It seems that this school model does allow students to learn of their own motivation, which some might have considered to be a problem. Council meetings are used to resolve all disputes: Council meeting seems very good at holding individuals responsible, but they would not work on larger scale, it would become very chaotic. This school model is prone to chaos in situations that require a leader if they don’t pre-establish that role as no one knows that they should take charge. It helps to make younger kids feel much more responsibility for their actions. Teaches them to think before you act. They are taught they can do it themselves and are capable of autonomy. One major downside to this type of learning is that student may become very skilled in certain areas, but end up neglecting others because they choose what they learn. Students believe that they don’t know something when they talk to other kids not at the school and they feel like they are dumb. Makes kids feel inadequate. School helps students develops the different patterns of life Literacy goals: Communication
 * “School is a place to have fun and get learned”
 * Don’t have to do work
 * Easier to make friends in this environment
 * Freedom of speech
 * Fewer boundaries
 * Learn faster because you have to do it through your own motivation
 * Enjoy childhood
 * Can solve their own problems
 * Work out their own problems
 * Kids get treated as equals
 * When someone has a problem you can call STOP and call a council meeting when everyone gets together.
 * 2:30 hours to pretty short
 * A chair person runs council meeting make sure order is held
 * Fully democratic