Daniel Greenberg

“Age mixing is the most natural way for people to learn from each other.”

“Children are biologically predisposed to take charge of their own education.”

“Trusting children is the basis of a good education.”

“Freedom is not a gift, but a responsibility.”

“Play is not a break from learning. It is endless, delightful, deep, engaging, practical learning. It's the real thing.”

“The most important thing to understand is that we are all born to be learners.”

“The essence of education is the experience of discovery.”

“Boredom is the key to creativity.”

“The only way to learn to be responsible is to be given responsibility.”

“For a school to be a democracy, it has to be one in which the students have a real say in what happens.”

“There is no end to education. It is not that you read a book, pass an examination, and finish with education. The whole of life, from the moment you are born to the moment you die, is a process of learning.”

“What is the use of a school if it is not a place of freedom?”

“The Sudbury model is not a 'method' of education. It is a setting for education.”