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"In traditional schools, you're penalized for making a mistake. But that won't work in the new information culture, in the digital world we live in today."
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"So, I see technology as a Trojan Horse: It looks like a wonderful thing, but they are going to regret introducing it into the schools because it simply can't be controlled."
"Just the concept of personal freedom within a democracy, for instance, is a relatively young idea - only about 300 years old in this country."
"I'll tell you what the real problem is: These people are working under the assumption that they know better about what is good for kids, what kids need to learn to get ahead in this world."
"We've been doing this here since 1968, so we have been identified as an example of a free, democratic school, and many professors want to expose their students to our philosophy."
"Whenever culture has gone through a radical change, as ours has - from industrial age to information age - there are people who will deny that things have changed; they resist it and refuse to change."
"But, if you observe children learning in their first few years of life, you can see that they can and do learn on their own - we leave them alone to crawl, walk, talk, and gain control over their bodies. It happens without much help from parents."
"You can't make someone learn something - you really can't teach someone something - they have to want to learn it. And if they want to learn, they will."
"Kids are finding out about the potential for discovery online from other sources; many of them have computers at home, for instance, or their friends have them."
"And they understand that to be an effective member of a democracy, you have to accept responsibility."
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