[johladam]

I'm interested in finding out how voting on rules and regulations does not cause passive-agressive behavior or jealousy. It appears, based on this brief article, that the school itself is basically a long-term babysitting service. I don't know many parents who would be able to spend $11,000 a year on schooling for their child, though it appears the school itself is targeted at those who don't want the teacher to make their child do any real work. Is the school not held to the same state-mandated curriculum as public schools? I could imagine that, as a student, I would never have accomplished anything within that environment.

[jostylr]

It is not a long-term babysitting service. It is a community for children to live life, learning the lessons that are needed.

As for curriculums, how to get around it depends on the state. Some have no restrictions on private schools. For some, it might have to be placed under a religious school kind of situation.

[ghufran_syed]

Is there any evidence that 'voting on rules and regulations' does in fact 'cause passive-aggressive behavior or jealousy'? If not, why would you assume so?

[johladam]

My assumption is that these students blame the others if things did not go as they had planned. For instance, the losing party in a vote would become aggressive towards the other and attempt to sabotage their projects. If you have never worked in a group where the people who do not get their way sabotage the group as a whole, I would consider you very lucky.

[jostylr]

In the Sudbury School I work at, this does not happen. Occasionally there can be anger, but people get over it fairly quickly. It is not considered about winning or losing. It is a completely different frame of mind.

[rjaco31]

On the other hand, they are kids that are building their social models around those interactions, it might be very different from your usually company meeting.