Liz Testimonial

When I chose the Sudbury model for my child, that choice made a statement to my child that says, "this school is a place where kids get to make decisions about what goes on there. I trust you and expect you to take control of your education and be a change agent if necessary." Now my responsibility is to help him to become the kind of person who can do that successfully. He's already had some bumps along the way. The question is always "does the way you are behaving at this moment reflect the kind of person you wish to be?" If so, good for you. If not, what's getting in your way and what kind of parenting is needed from us to help you reach your goal? Constant reflection together.

There was this thing at his old school called "Power School" where you could see at any moment what assignments your child has turned in and what is missing at any moment of the day. I regret the time we spent chasing after assignments and arguing over homework. It made us ogres as parents. We were constantly either punishing or rewarding. Now we have no homework and flexible hours. We can focus on really listening to each other and practicing being the people we wish to be. We now have a relationship with our child instead of a constant power struggle.

-- Liz Corrado