A grown-up returns to kindergarten in pursuit of learning and happiness
Remember This? #15
9Oct2008 Filed under: Remember This? Author: Melia
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About Reschool Yourself
Reschool Yourself is a year-long exploration of how school shaped the person I became, and how I decide to educate myself from now on. This fall I'm returning to my old classrooms week by week, to understand how school influenced my identity and to regain the happiness and creativity of childhood. In the spring I'll pursue learning opportunities in the U.S. and abroad to become as autonomous as possible. I'll share my experiences of "reschooling" and personal development through this website and provide a forum for readers of all ages to exchange their own. This site is a place to tell our stories about education: our experiences past and present, and our vision for future generations.
— Melia Dicker
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Alicia C.
October 14th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
We had chance, warning, and detention. Everyone had a placard with their name on it and we were simply told: “Put your name in chance,” or “Move your name over.” I don’t remember what teachers normally said when you got a detention. There were a few classmates who were almost constantly in chance or warning and were the ones who most often got detentions. I think I was only in chance once or twice at most. I never really got in trouble until my Senior year of high school. Tens years later and I still get a knot in my stomach when I think about that. Never had detention though!