Professor 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…
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read moreThis morning I received a call from a parent whose teenage son attends a nearby traditional private school that is not working for him, and she wanted to know if Abrome could work for her family. She had two primary concerns: (1)…
read moreLast week, a group of Ivy League scholars published an open letter urging college bound students to “Think for Yourself.” Unfortunately for most students, thinking for oneself is really difficult because most students, especially the ones who manage to get into the…
read moreToday, the Common Application goes live, and with it the college admissions season is once again here. And today, hundreds of thousands of rising high school seniors begin transitioning from the thrill of imagining themselves in a variety of university settings as…
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read moreThe high school diploma is a largely meaningless piece of paper. One does not need a high school diploma to get most any job, nor is it needed to get into any respected American college or university. The high school graduation, on…
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Antonio Buehler, founder of Abrome was invited to the Laura Bush Community Library to speak about education fads and gimmicks, and how to discern between the two. This video is shared courtesy of the library. </iframe>”>https://youtu.be/jGXDkt0DhVQ
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