WILMA CASCA, KRAKOW, POLAND
"Trust children in their own education. They know, what they are doing. They need support, not control."
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We decided to create NYsKOOL to answer these needs and concerns from parents and kids.
MELISSA KENDAL, DUBAI, U.A.E.
"Lots of parents think: if I take my child out of traditional school, surely they will have a great time. But they might fall out of...
LENE HANSEN, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
"If only schools could see children as humans, rather than adults in preparation, things would be completely different."
ALESSANDRA CALVAIRE, LISBON, PORTUGAL
“Schools haven’t changed much in the last 100 years. Yes, they might have replaced black boards with interactive white boards, but they...
ANGELO THURSTON, THE WORLD
“We are digital nomads. We travel all the time around the world, staying for 3-6 months in each place. The traditional schooling system...
JUDITH JOHNSON, LYON, FRANCE
“I think that travelling and seeing other cultures is as important for the development of a child as is formal education. But most...
CATHERINE POLLOCK, 8 YEARS, ZURICH, SWITZERLAND
“I am bored in mathematics class! I already know how to add 3-digit numbers. Why can’t I do multiplications of those numbers instead? My...
SOFIA MAXWELL, CAMBRIDGE UK
“My youngest used to be quiet and not the brightest at school. This meant he was ignored in class and never got any recognition for...
HELGE STUART, STUTTGART, GERMANY
“There are so many things I don’t like about traditional schooling. Perhaps the worst thing about the conventional school system is its...
BRANDAN DRISCOLL, ISLE OF WIGHT, UK
“Children should be allowed (within reason) to choose what they want to learn. Allowing a child to choose could result in them developing...
NICOLA STEVENSON, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
“It is somewhat of a myth that children socialise in schools. Of course, they socialise in the playground but conversing with their peers...
CHARLES EDELMANN, NEW YORK, USA
“Only a traditional school could assume that a group of 25 kids aged 11 have the exact same interests, learn at the exact same speed, and...
THYRA ARNOLD, MENORCA, SPAIN
“My son is 16 years old. When he goes to school the teacher reads the class a book. Yes, you heard correctly, they are 16 years old and...
MARTINE BONTERI, BARCELONA, SPAIN
“My 11 year old daughter speaks fluent English because we used to live in the UK. But at school in Spain she still needs to sit through...
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