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Learning is a joyous activity and something that humans seem to intrinsically move towards. But what is the best environment for learning? In other words, what is the best model of education or mode of schooling? Below are just some examples of the plethora of educational models operating today.
We all know about mainstream public and religious schooling, but here is a list of the most ‘common’ forms of alternative schooling described in 50 words:
Montessori – Rejecting the ‘imparting of knowledge’ view of education, Montessori fosters children’s love of learning and encourages independence by providing an environment of activities and materials which children use at their own pace. This builds self-confidence, inner discipline, a sense of self-worth and instils positive social behaviour.
Ananda Marga – Value creativity, sustainability and universal spiritual values. Daily meditation, yoga and vegetarianism are some of the unique attributes of Ananda Marga education.
Democratic – Learning and school governance in which students and staff participate freely and equally in a school democracy. Shared decision-making among students and staff on matters concerning living, working, and learning together. Classes are non-compulsory.
Sudbury – A form of democratic education in which students individually decide what to do with their time, and learn as a by-product of ordinary experience rather than through classes or a standard curriculum.Students are given complete responsibility for their own education and students and staff are equals.
Steiner – A curriculum that is responsive to the developmental phases of childhood and the nurturing of the child’s imagination in a school environment. The academic, artistic and social aspects, or ‘head, heart & hands’, are treated as complementary facets of a single program of learning.
Grammar – An academically oriented school (Private, in Australia) “[grammar schools typically] welcome and embrace the concept that achievement and striving for the highest levels is not only desirable but also possible and we actively promote this amongst our students and community” (www.scgs.qld.edu.au)
Academy – The Queensland Academies are state schools for highly capable senior school students; a bridge between high school and tertiary study, the academies are designed to maximise the potential of bright students and prepare them for university.
Flexi – Flexi School presents an opportunity for young people who have been excluded or isolated from mainstream educational systems to continue their studies through ongoing social and academic support and negotiable attendance according to individual needs.
Unschooling – Home education respecting and honouring the individual needs of our children whilst nurturing their natural love of learning: guiding and facilitating as they pursue knowledge in their own unique ways.
So what do you think? Through which model would you have liked to have been educated?  Given the choice (which most of us do not have, due to scarcity of many of these schools), to which type of school would you like to send your children, or not send, in the case of ‘Unschooling’?