At Abrome, we trust children. At Abrome we believe that young people should be able to be in the world, and be able to navigate the world without interference from meddling adults. We believe that young people benefit from being able to…
read moreMany organizations use the word community as a buzzword, and particularly so in education. We believe this is in large part because educational institutions so often utilize practices and structures that are isolating at best and dehumanizing at worst, and buzzwords can often distract people…
read more“Passions aren’t ‘found,’ they’re developed.” That’s what Carol Dweck and Greg Walton of Stanford argue in a recent Atlantic article by Olga Khazan. We’ve been slow to repost this article because we wanted to make sure we responded to it appropriately. And…
read moreThis afternoon I came across a two-year-old article on “Perfect, Freaky Olympic Bodies.“ One thing that most so-called education experts continue to ignore when they talk about how ‘every child is a genius,’ or ‘every child can succeed (in a simplistic, standardized…
read moreIt is easy for parents to get caught up in the belief that it is their responsibility to identify a pathway for their child to proceed down en route to a successful life, and then direct them down that pathway. Likewise for…
read moreStop asking children these seven questions (and ask these instead) is an interesting blog post that gives parents a list of questions they can ask their children as opposed to the statements and questions that most children typically receive. And while they are…
read moreThis morning I read “Worried About Risky Behavior? Make School Tougher” in the New York Times. Here’s my very quick response. This terrible article highlights how worthless researchers can be when they ignore context. Basically, the researchers argue that students get marginal reductions…
read moreDr. Peter Gray was invited to the Laura Bush Community Library to speak about the lack of free play in society and what we can do about it. This video is shared courtesy of the library. </iframe>”> Author Dr. Peter Gray gives…
read moreProfessor Peter Gray argues that society can free children from coercive schooling through learning centers that will maximize their ability to educate themselves without depriving them of the rightful joys of childhood. We agree. Abrome is a self-directed learning community that opened…
read moreAntonio Buehler, founder of Abrome was invited to the Laura Bush Community Library to speak about the importance of grades. This video is shared courtesy of the library. </iframe>”> Grades are a source of anxiety and frustration for many students and their…
read moreAntonio Buehler, founder of Abrome was invited to the Laura Bush Community Library to speak about how to gain admission into elite colleges and universities. This video is shared courtesy of the library. </iframe>”> Getting into elite colleges such as Harvard or…
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read moreAntonio Buehler was invited to the Laura Bush Community Library to speak about alternatives to traditional education. We hope you enjoy this presentation. </iframe>”>https://youtu.be/JnflkNVoHYg
read moreDmitry Shostakovich, 1950. If you have been reading our monthly newsletters you know that we lead a monthly book group discussion focused on education. I am a member of another book group, and this month that group reviewed The Noise of Time…
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