Schemes of Work
Schemes of work are dynamic documents that change over time.
I live in the mountain village of Villandás in the centre of Asturias. I also run projects at my own language school in Grado. You can see that here: www.justtalkjason.com
JABSUM 2 Equality
Equality is at the heart of Summerhill.
The Structure of Freedom 1
What structures ensure freedom of choice of action in democratic community without licence ? We set up the rationale for this week’s podcast.
Democratic Meetings 3
We finish off the first of two weeks about Democratic Meetings with some remarks about the podcast.
Democratic Meetings 4
We say that democratic schools begin with freedom not meetings.
Democratic Meetings in the World
Democratic meetings are an essential part of of democratic societies… But it seems like people do not know how to run them, behave in them and make decisions in them. This should change.
Saturday Summerhill Take Away #1 : The Meeting
The Meeting at Summerhill serves two functions. It decides on the Laws that govern the community and it resolves problems between people. Anyone can bring a law for approval to the meeting or suggest an alteration to an existing one; anyone can bring up another member of the community in a Tribunal case. There is…
Summerhill Take Away # 2 : Why a Meeting?
Summerhill protects your right to be how you want to be. You choose; the Meeting does not. The purpose of the Meeting is to sort out the inevitable boundary disputes in a community of nearly one hundred people who are all trying to live vibrantly individual lives.
Summerhill Take Away #3: Your Democratic Meetings
We need more democratic meetings. Here is a way of setting up a meeting similar to the Summerhill Meeting. It can be used at work, in clubs, societies, and committees. The more democratic we are the better, in my opinion.
JABSUM 5: Teaching at Summerhill
Ten ideas that can help to keep you on track as a Summerhill teacher.
