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. Daniel Greenberg bodychildcontrol share on social
I think people with open minds will observe the way we do things and realize that our goal is to have successful, happy, productive adults, and they will take our ideas and implement them elsewhere for their own children. Daniel Greenberg adultchildgoal share on social
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. Daniel Greenberg democraticexposefree Change image and share on social
I'm not too worried about that. I am a big believer in modeling. Daniel Greenberg believerbigmodele Change image and share on social
But, neither of these educational scenarios worked for us, so when we started a family, we wanted a different school for our children. And the other founders felt the same way. Daniel Greenberg childeducationalfamily Change image and share on social
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. Daniel Greenberg agechangeculture Change image and share on social
Just the concept of personal freedom within a democracy, for instance, is a relatively young idea - only about 300 years old in this country. Daniel Greenberg conceptcountrydemocracy Change image and share on social
I followed the rules, and I was a high achiever. Daniel Greenberg achieverhighrule Change image and share on social
Quite a few, actually, are involved in education. They have had the same experience Hanna and I had: when they started having their own kids, they didn't want them to have a poor educational experience; they wanted them to enjoy school. Daniel Greenberg educationeducationalenjoy share on social
Some go on to trade schools or get further training for jobs they are interested in. Some go into the arts, some are craftsmen, some take a little time out to travel, and some start their own businesses. But our graduates find and work at what they want to do. Daniel Greenberg artbusinesscraftsman share on social
