Apr 28, 2012
School without rules, circa 1960
Burgess Hill School (or “The Beat School”) of Hertfordshire, England was founded in the 50′s as an educational experiment. Students were allowed to do what they wanted with very limited restrictions.
You’ll see from this clip that they used this freedom for typical “rebellious” behaviors like smoking and dancing, but they also ventured into more socially marginal experiences such as some pretty awesome rope-swinging and polka-dot painting, too (gasp, I know!)…
What did kids actually learn? Don’t worry — “No more than [they] would in an ordinary school.”
(via Dangerous Minds)
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I wonder what kind of adults they became?
Yes. Someone should definitely do a follow up.
So hardcore…
Hoodlums on motor-bikes and dancing, that will lead to sex.
Also, free thinking, freestyle art, and smoking. Those also leads to sex.
I think they mean Summerhill school, not Burgess hill. There has been loads of follow up to what happened to Summerhill pupils. You can find it on line.
Wasn’t that long ago you know.
nothing more boss than smoking and the harmonica combo.