Individual education
Individual education is a school system rooted in the individual psychology of Alfred Adler. Designed by Raymond Corsini, the individual education program includes a number of basic principles. The program consists of three components academic, creative/applied and socialization. Corsini also outlined disciplinary procedures and a number of other principles to ensure the most productive possible school environment. Differences The following are some differences between traditional education ("autocratic") and individual education ("democratic") model of education: Basic principles The following are the basic principles of the individual education school system: Children can veto their attendance in a class. Children are not in a competition or race; they only compete against themselves. Children decide if and when to study and there is no homework unless the child asks for it. Children can learn in whatever fashion works for them. Feedback regarding their learning is given to children as soon as possible. Every child has a teacher-adviser, an in-school parent figure who the child chooses. There are only three rules; they are impartially and strictly enforced. Children have the opportunity to develop special talents if they wish. Children are offered a wide range of creative/applied courses. Learning is considered a privilege, not an obligation. Teachers have the right to ask a child to leave a classroom or to stay out of their classroom. The school day is divided roughly equally between academic, creative/applied and socialization. All evaluations are objective—not subjective. Idiosyncratic classroom rules may be established by the teacher for their class, so long as they don't violate Individual Education principles. The "GO" and "STOP" signals are the only means of enforcing rules in the classroom. Peer teaching is encouraged. Academic progress reports are kept on children, but grades are not given out. An individualized pace of learning is encouraged. Teachers are responsible for teaching; children are responsible for learning. The emphasis is on the development of a successful person. Community resources are accessed where possible. Children may be advised to study at the growing edge of their abilities, but the level at which they study is no one's choice but theirs. Faculty has three jobs: academic teaching, creative/applied teaching, and socialization training/advising. Regular full classroom meetings are mandatory. Rewards, honors and other extraneous motivators should be avoided. Criticisms, warnings, or various other forms of punishment are strictly forbidden. The school operates on the basis of natural and logical consequences, using encouragement and intrinsic joy from skill mastery as the primary motivators for learning. Children have the right to go to any other classroom or supervised library or study hall. On any given day, children can choose not to learn. Teachers have full freedom in teaching the curriculum, but cannot force children to follow it. The Four Rs Responsibility A primary goal of individual education is to make children self-sufficient, giving them the mean to become a productive member of society; to become mature and self-reliant. Individual education is against the infantilization of the child. Instead, individual education maximizes the child's self-determination. Respect Individual