Is compulsory education in reality counterproductive?

Are we teaching children to dislike school by telling them what to study?

What would happen if schools were a democracy where the children decided for themselves what to do all day?

Today we’re going to talk to Luke Freedman who set up the democratic school Banana Mountain, where the students decide for themselves what they want to do. 

Is it a recipe for success or for general mayhem?

For more information:

Website:

https://www.bananamountain.world

Madrid Active Scool

https://madridactiveschool.org

The Phoenix Trust

https://www.phoenixtrust.org

Ojo de Agua School

https://ojodeagua.es/ideas-basicas

Website Ian Gibbs

https://www.iangibbs.me

Music by Julian Jahanpour and Erwin Broeken