Jeff Collins
Sudbury Schools – Where Life Is the Curriculum
Learn to read without ever being taught. Every student free to choose how they spend their days. No compulsory classes. Each student has a vote. No exams! The Sudbury philosophy acknowledges what research shows: people learn best when motivation comes from within rather than from an external source, whether it be parent, teacher or national curriculum.
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During This Conversation You Will Discover
How Jeff made his path into Self Directed Learning and ended up setting up his own Democratic School. We also gain an insight into the history of today´s school system and how Jeff feels in their rigidity they are not able to provide students with the creative and self driven motivation to be adaptable in today´s rapidly changing world.
Jeff Collins
Jeff is one of the founders of the Hudson Valley Sudbury School. His background is in the computer industry where he has worked for over 30 years since he graduated from Cornell with a BS in Computer Science. In 2001, Mr. Collins and his wife started looking for a school for their daughter, who was 3 at the time. They quickly realized that none of the options available in their area were what they were looking for. After an extensive search of educational models, Mr. Collins learned about the Sudbury Valley School. After reading all of the available literature, he realized that this was the perfect type of school for his daughter. He then started the founding group that eventually lead to the creation of the Hudson Valley Sudbury School, where he has been a staff member since the school opened in 2004.