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A Sudbury school is a type of school, usually for the K-12 age range, where students have complete responsibility for their own education, and the school is run by direct democracy in which students and staff are equals. Students individually decide what to do with their time, and tend to learn as a by-product of ordinary experience rather than through coursework. There is no predetermined educational syllabus, prescriptive curriculum or standardized instruction. This is a form of democratic education. While there is no accepted definition of a Sudbury school,〔(The 2002 Collection ), Sudbury Valley School Press, pp5-14〕 the intended culture within a Sudbury school has been described with such words as freedom, trust, respect, responsibility and democracy. The name 'Sudbury' originates from the Sudbury Valley School, founded in 1968 in Framingham, Massachusetts, near Sudbury, Massachusetts. There are now more than 30 Sudbury schools around the world.〔(Sudbury Valley School web page )〕 Some, though not all, include "Sudbury" in their name. These schools operate as independent entities and are not formally associated in any way.〔 Sudbury schools are based on the beliefs that 1) children already have the main behaviors needed in adulthood, and 2) having full democratic rights in childhood is the best preparation for life in a democracy. Sudbury schools are defined by both their overall philosophy and their specific methodologies. A staff member at Cedarwood Sudbury School wrote that "a nearby alternative public school has a mission statement that sounds like Cedarwood's philosophy, but their school is completely different in practice."〔The 2002 Collection, Sudbury Valley School Press, p5〕 ==Underlying beliefs== Sudbury schools are based on:〔(The Birth of a New Paradigm for Education ) by Dan Greenberg in The Sudbury Valley School Experience, 3rd ed. (Sudbury Valley School Press; Framingham, 1992), p. 81ff〕 # The educational belief that children are extremely good at (and therefore do not need to be taught) the main behaviors they will need as adults, such as creativity, imagination, alertness, curiosity, thoughtfulness, responsibility and judgement. What children lack is experience, which can be gained if adults guide students in open ways. # The sociopolitical belief that having full democratic rights in childhood is the best way to become an adult who is comfortable functioning within a democracy. "The fundamental premises of the school are simple: that all people are curious by nature; that the most efficient, long-lasting, and profound learning takes place when started and pursued by the learner; that all people are creative if they are allowed to develop their unique talents; that age-mixing among students promotes growth in all members of the group; and that freedom is essential to the development of personal responsibility."〔, p. xv〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sudbury school」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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