Abrome

Bullying is not the only problem with schooling, but it is one that literally brings violence into children’s lives, and in worst case scenarios it ends lives. In this essay series we laid out five actionable steps that schools need to take…

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Nothing carries the day in education quite like culture. A great culture allows all members of a community to feel valued and loved, it promotes and contributes to learning, and serves as a bulwark against bullying. But in order to experience all…

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We previously pointed out that the first step to ending school bullying was to end age segregation.[1] The second step is to eliminate competition and grades. The most overt (and odious) function of schooling is a sorting function. Edward Thorndike, the father…

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“A society free of compulsory or coercive schooling, where young people are celebrated for their contributions to society, and where they all have the confidence to believe that they can improve the human condition.” [1] Abrome was not envisioned because we believed…

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