Between Rollerblade aerials and rail slides, Justin Reed described how he landed at a school that lets him do whatever he wants all day long. He burned out on high-powered Eleanor Roosevelt High School in his home town of Greenbelt Md.]. Lost interest in the college track. Despised cafeteria food. By 11th grade, he was ready to drop out. . . . Justin will graduate in June from the highly unconventional Fairhaven School with a diploma that may require explanation to a college or future boss. He took no tests in his three years at the private school, received no grades and had no course requirements. . . . Three graduates have gone on to four-year colleges: Sarah Lawrence College in New York, Ursinus College in Pennsylvania and the Art Institute of Chicago. Some have gone to community college. Other alumni include a professional skateboarder, a waiter and a librarian. (Washington Post, Monday)
The virtual government monopoly limits experimentation.
FEE Timely Classic
The Spread of Education Before Compulsion: Britain and America in the Nineteenth Century by Edwin G. West