“Self-directed learning” in Sudbury means that children direct their learning. They learn based on their inner drive. They have the freedom to choose what they do every day. Self-directed learning may look like this: 1. Children learn based on their interests. According to Peter Gray, a research professor at Boston College stated that “Self-directed education Read more about Self-Directed Learning in Sudbury[…]
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Michael Greenberg wrote about the sports games at Sudbury Valley School (SVS) in “On the Nature of Sports at SVS and the Limitations of Language in Describing SVS to the World.” Here is how he described the sports there: ‘Here is what happens at an SVS soccer game. One person says, “Let’s play soccer” to Read more about Age Mixing Games and Sports[…]
多年前讀美國瑟谷學校畢業生Michael Greenberg的文章”On the Nature of Sports at SVS”，得悉美國瑟谷的球賽通常是這樣的：
by Sabrina Wong I visited Sudbury Hong Kong the other day and had a chance to observe the Judicial Committee (JC) meeting. I like the open approach in the JC meeting where children are free to express themselves. The JC clerk was trying to understand the case from all parties without judging anyone. There was Read more about My Observation of the Judicial Committee Meeting[…]
第二場《瑟谷一瞥》讀書會裡，大家討論的篇章是「什麼是『能動性』？」。「能動性」（Agency）是指面對世界的自信和能力，自由不受制於人，信任自己的獨立性。
篇章裡轉述美國瑟谷( Sudbury Valley School）一個舊生對瑟谷學生的印象：「我第一次走進這裡參加入學面試時，我看到最有力量的事，是孩子可四處到想去的地方。有些人本來在籃球場，然後走去鞦韆；孩子也會在不同房間之間游走。我覺得很有力量，不由別人左右，想去那裡就去那裡，感覺很有影響力，你可以做你想做的事，去想去的地方，這真是很有力量。」
一般人說孩子「有力量」，通常會聯想一些宏大的事，例如建造木房子給露宿者、拯救了一群海龜，或者至少是成績優越。然而這裡的例子，只是孩子可以從這個房間走到另一個房間。
The Sudbury motto is “Greater freedom comes with greater responsibility.” In Sudbury, children have a lot of freedom; at the same time, they need to be responsible for themselves. 1. Freedom of oneself In Sudbury, members have freedom on all personal matters. They can choose what to play and learn, what to eat, when to Read more about Freedom and Responsibility[…]
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瑟谷自主教育沒有強制課程，讓孩子每天做自己喜歡的事。有家長會質疑：「若孩子沒有上正規學校受教育，那豈不是文明社會的倒退，跟落後社會無書讀的孩子一樣？」又說：「如果人類學習是那麼自然的事，為什麼世界上還有文盲呢？」
自主教育推動者、美國波士頓學院教授Peter Gray研究指出自主教育（Self-Directed Education）的六個有利條件，說明孩子在這種環境下實踐自主學習最理想。而這六項條件，正是瑟谷教育（Sudbury model of education) 的特質。
