| Compare! |
Terra Nova |
The “System” |
| Type of Education |
Holistic
Handcrafted |
Mental
Mass-Produced |
| Focus |
Unique Development of the Individual |
Future Jobs & Job Training |
| What is Prized in Students |
Passions
Idiosyncrasies
Life Skills |
Intellectual Knowledge
Academic Skills |
| Setting |
Seminars
Projects
Community Activities |
Authoritarian Classrooms |
| Curriculum |
Chosen by Students & Teachers |
Predetermined by Administration |
| Purpose |
Awakening
Consciousness
Empowerment |
Indoctrination in Curriculum |
| Ideal Preparation for |
Entrepreneurs
Innovators
Artists
Leaders |
Institutional Jobs
Corporate Workers |
| Accepted Expression |
Ideas
Feelings
Imagination
Intuition
Art |
Intellectual |
| Style |
Egalitarian
Open Communication |
Authoritarian
Top Down Decisions |
| Ultimate Power |
Authority of Self |
Enforcement of Rules |
| Main Focus |
The Process of Discovery
Waking Up |
Facts & Data & Information |
| Central Values |
Self-Actualization
Unique Expression |
Obedience
Conformity |
| Focus On |
Integrating Subjective & Objective Realities |
Objective World |
| Parent Involvement |
Welcomed, Valued, & Encouraged |
Excluded |
| What is Honored |
Innate Intelligence
Honesty
Integrity |
Achievement
Competition |
| Source of Truth |
Experience
Observation
Self Expression |
External Facts |
| Expectations |
Students Create Many Unique Projects |
Uniform Expectations |
| Intelligence Found |
In Students |
In Textbooks, Teachers, and Authorities |
| Basis of Our Reality |
Beliefs
Imagination
Personal Choices |
Genetics
Probabilities
Accidents & Luck |
| Level of Understanding |
Literal
Symbolic
Psychological
Spiritual |
Literal Understanding |
| Societal Model |
Community |
Factory |
| Target of Teaching |
The Soul |
The Intellect |
| Legitimate Knowledge |
Subjective and Objective |
Objective |
| Highest Principals |
Giving and Forgiving |
Acquiring Information and Theories |
| Quest For |
Joy
Truth
Beauty
Self-Knowledge
Service |
Grades |
| Educational Ethic |
Honest Inquiry
100% Participation |
Doing What You Are Told
Resistance |
| Conflict Resolution |
Individually or in Community Meetings |
By Administration |
| Topics for Discussion |
Any topic may be Openly Discussed |
Limited by System |
| Expression of Feelings |
Weekly Non-Violent Communications |
No Forum Provided for Feelings |
| Physical Activity |
>2 Hours Per Day for ALL Students |
Minimal |
| Calendar |
Intensive 4-Day Week, 156-Day Year |
5-Day Week, 180-Day Year |
