restraints." Living in the land of the free gives opportunity to the people to exercise free choice. In

terms of education, it means allowing students to learn by intrinsic motivation. I believe that Herbert

Kohl, the teacher in 36 Children, gave his students the opportunity to learn through this thing called

"freedom" by allowing them to explore their curiosities, exploit their strengths and weaknesses, and find

the confidence that had been buried inside themselves. Kohl's efforts in giving the students this

freedom will also better prepare the students for the real world.

Herbert Kohl made it clear early in his book that the only way he could be a successful teacher

was to have a philosophy up front, even if it meant being criticized, involuntarily being transferred or,

the worst yet, fired. His philosophy was simple and up front. Kohl's classrooms was one of freedom. If

America is supposed to be the land of the free, why shouldn't the class room be? He states that all

students are strong in their own ways and that preconceived notions should be tossed. He also believes

that students who fail, whose lives have been mis

to leave it. Other students experienced this same phenomena. He and the other students were excited and

began to help students guide themselves in the direction they wanted to go. He taught them to learn

misused. Some teachers or parents want to force children to make goals for themselves. The students

through intrinsic motivation. It is easy to teach a student 2+2 by constant drill but learning 2+2 for a

process by introducing things. The idea snowballed and he!

Kohl first attempted to catch the interests of the students through a ten-minute break period. In this

in my teaching philosophy as well. I think my childhood days were not as full because I never really

I believe that Kohl is preparing people to perform in today's society. In our E-Mail discussion

of some sort of injustice. Students should never be stereotyped, destined to fail, because somewhere in

their soul, there is something they are excellent at. They should be given the opportunity to discover

seems simple yet it is often times over looked. "Kohl discovered that the students wanted to face the

The ability to compromise is also an aspect of Kohl's freedom in the classroom. Compromising

then so is the relationship. An atmosphere of turmoil can not exist in the classroom. If it does,

freedom, began for Kohl and his thirty-six children.

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