Comments on: Self-discipline https://lenzonlearning.com/2010/02/self-discipline/ A father's reflections on parenting, education, kids, and creativity Fri, 26 Aug 2016 09:22:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.39 By: Evan Lenz https://lenzonlearning.com/2010/02/self-discipline/comment-page-1/#comment-265 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 17:14:55 +0000 http://lenzonlearning.com/?p=404#comment-265 To do full justice to each of your comments and questions, I’m posting my response as another full post. You’ll see it published here on Monday morning.

And please continue to keep the conversation going. I’m really inspired by discourse and I value all the questions and opinions. If we all agreed on everything, there would be nothing to talk about. :-)

Evan

]]> By: FCEtier https://lenzonlearning.com/2010/02/self-discipline/comment-page-1/#comment-264 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 14:41:53 +0000 http://lenzonlearning.com/?p=404#comment-264 I quickly point out that I know little about the Sudbury approach so please forgive me for feeling like your answer is incomplete.

“Sudbury students, by necessity, learn self-regulation, because no one else is there to regulate them…”

That’s it?
Taken out of context, that sounds like great potential for chaos.
If there is no one there to regulate them, is there someone there to teach them how to regulate themselves? Does anyone there give them guidance? Kids don’t often have the same value system.

I’ve always felt that teaching kids self-discipline and respect for others should begin at home and be supplemented by the school. The two efforts should be complimentary. In this case, if the effort at home is lacking, it sounds like there isn’t a back-up plan at school.

Chip

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