Christen Parker-Yarnal

Thinking of “initiative,” I wanted to sort out in my mind why I see the initiatives taken at Sudbury different from those I saw while teaching at a conventional high school.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, when it’s time to search for a new staff member for school, students are part of the process.

Sudbury students typically have a unique ease about themselves around adults, which I believe comes from interacting with staff members at school who they don’t have to please or perform for.