What becomes of students who attended Sudbury Valley as they pursue their lives as adults? This book explores the lives of former students who spent their formative years at the school. It examines in depth their values, their character, and their careers, drawing extensively on their own words.
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What do students say about life at Sudbury Valley? This book is a remarkable series of vivid personal recollections of school, in the words of former students, drawn from comprehensive, reflective interviews, telling what they did, and how they felt about their Sudbury Valley School experience.
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This is a comprehensive study of the personal and professional histories of 188 former students. Included is a great deal of anecdotal information about their lives after they left the school, along with extensive comments on how they feel the school influenced them.
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“Students will possess the set of powerful character traits that the Sudbury system imbues in those who have spent sufficient time in the program. Above all, they will live an examined life that is fulfilling, meaningful and fun.”
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“I was just a kid from East Boston who was not sure that this was going to be the right fit for me but I think in my time here I decided that I was going to make it the right fit for me. Success can be a choice and you certainly can do that here. You can go in any path that you like.”
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This is a comprehensive study of the personal and professional histories of 188 former students. Included is a great deal of anecdotal information about their lives after they left the school, along with extensive comments on how they feel the school influenced them.
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“I feel Sudbury Valley does give people some self-confidence. What I feel is that I can cope with failing or succeeding at doing anything that I'm interested in trying to do. It's self-confidence in the sense that one's not really afraid to try things that seem hard.”
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“Students will possess the set of powerful character traits that the Sudbury system imbues in those who have spent sufficient time in the program. Above all, they will live an examined life that is fulfilling, meaningful and fun.”
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“The generation gap gets broken down in this school in a way that you don’t find in the home or in the church or in any other institution that I’ve ever been. So even though the home is number one, Sudbury Valley School is right there too and they do interweave in a beautiful way.”
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“The generation gap gets broken down in this school in a way that you don’t find in the home or in the church or in any other institution that I’ve ever been. So even though the home is number one, Sudbury Valley School is right there too and they do interweave in a beautiful way.”
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This is a rich compendium of unique individual narratives – the struggles, the victories, and the achievements. “Most people don’t see the connection between freedom and getting an education. But I’ve seen what freedom can do to a person; it makes you figure things out for yourself.”
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“I was just a kid from East Boston who was not sure that this was going to be the right fit for me but I think in my time here I decided that I was going to make it the right fit for me. Success can be a choice and you certainly can do that here. You can go in any path that you like.”
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“I feel Sudbury Valley does give people some self-confidence. What I feel is that I can cope with failing or succeeding at doing anything that I'm interested in trying to do. It's self-confidence in the sense that one's not really afraid to try things that seem hard.”
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