If students were in charge of determining what they learn and how they spend their school time, what would happen? North Star is an alternative school in Hadley, Massechusettes. Notice the picture in the article: kids grouped around a computer. I wonder what they're doing?

In my project, the kids working on the collaborative webpage are volunteers. I often wonder at why I'm trying to "teach" them anything, since they rarely listen, do the exercises I have designed, or accomplish what I want. Still, they do take initiative to do relevant work for the project such as researching what sites are out there and playing with tools I introduce.

It makes you think about decentralizing authority in the classroom. I'll discuss this on the wiki when I get a chance to do so. In the mean time, check out this article on North Star.