Writing by:
Daniel Greenberg
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Reprinted from The Sudbury Valley School NEWSLETTER; vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 3-6
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On at least four occasions during the past eight years, people have attempted to film documentaries of The Sudbury Valley School, for presentation to the public. Two of… Read more ›
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Based on a talk delivered on July 18, 2005 during the Summer Workshop for Staff of Sudbury Schools and Startup Groups held on the campus of Sudbury Valley School.
The subject of this paper is central to any Sudbury school – indeed, to any community… Read more ›
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This week's post was originally published as an essay in the Sudbury Valley School Journal (November, 2007)
I. There are three activities everybody does regardless of culture: make music, decorate things, and talk. Talking, making music… Read more ›
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This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of my first entry into the world of education, as a teaching assistant in the Physics Department of Columbia University (where I was a graduate student). I wanted to share some of my ruminations about my half… Read more ›
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What a Classic Children’s Parable Tells Us About Sudbury Valley
Delve into it, delve into it; the more you delve, the more you find in it. ~Ancient Rabbinic Saying
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Everyone knows the story of the emperor’s new clothes; it is a classic among… Read more ›
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There is a book on my desk: “Wanderlust” . . . . This book is about peripatetics! While reading it, I thought about the two little girls walking side by side, on a road leading to Sudbury [Valley], talking about something very important. Sudbury has… Read more ›
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This article was adapted from a talk presented at Sudbury Valley School to the school community and others on April 6, 2011.
Do Children Need Guidance?" Most people who see that title would answer, "of course they do". It's a subject I've been… Read more ›
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Editor’s Note: This article is based on a day long symposium given by Daniel Greenberg at the University of Pennsylvania Center for Educational Leadership, to superintendents of schools in Pennsylvania, on October 20, 2009.
I’d like to share a… Read more ›
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This article is based on a talk delivered at Sudbury Valley School on January 15, 2013.
When I looked at the announcement for this talk, I thought: when this arrives at somebody's home, they're probably going to be a little puzzled. 21st century… Read more ›
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A reissue of an article published in the March 1993, issue of the Journal.
Few concepts have caused us more trouble than "interest" at Sudbury Valley. We use it all the time in our literature and in our daily conversations. It comes up in interviews… Read more ›
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Note: This article appeared in the November 25, 2005 issue of the Metrowest Daily News.
One of the many things we as Americans can be thankful for in this Thanksgiving season is the diversity which is a hallmark of our society. From the beginning,… Read more ›
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Prologue
Ever since the school was first conceived, we have been searching for a way to express in clear and concise form its essential philosophy and practice. The search has been far-reaching, and has unearthed a wide range of concepts. Those I… Read more ›
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When we started the school in 1968 we knew right from the outset that there is a tremendous chasm between traditional education and what we set out to do. Now you all have a photograph in your chairs and I want you to hang onto it--we'll be… Read more ›
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Sudbury Valley School—is it the easiest school or the hardest? It sounds like a simple question. But before even trying to provide some kind of answer, we have to ask ourselves what “easy” means and what “hard” means when they’re applied to human… Read more ›
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This essay is based on a talk delivered at the 2005 Summer Workshop for Staff of Sudbury Schools and Startup Groups. The full talk is available as a CD from The Sudbury Valley School Press.
Sudbury Valley School was consciously modeled on the… Read more ›