We got an invitation from Daniel
Herbruger to visit the Acton Academy, a student-centered school. I long time
before, I heard about this school and after thinking and inspecting their
program I am persuaded that when I have kids, they would definitely study in
this kind of schools. It’s a place where students learn to think by themselves and
learn what they are interested in; they specialize in what they like.
So, I wanted to meet the students
and faculty a long time ago and now Daniel was inviting us. We had a dialogue,
which they called it, Socrate’s Café,
in reference to a book, and we discussed the following question: Do I have to
listen to my parents? It was a very interesting dialogue with the middle school
students and some of the faculty. I got to the conclusion that mothers think
and advice their children more guided by their instincts, since they have this
protective instinct caused by nature and us being with them for 9 months before
we are born. On the other hand, fathers may think and advice more guided by
reason. We may confuse this with how they understand us, so it is more probable
to have a more fluid and easy talk with fathers than mothers, thus we may
listen more to fathers. I’m not saying is this way, but it was a conclusion
based on the experiences of the members of this dialogue.
After the dialogue, Daniel and I
started talking about the education system and the potential of the
student-centered systems. We also talked about documentation and its importance
in our learning process of life.
