Actually, Ardeshir is giving voice to a long-standing
argument of mine. Personally, I think that offering a
diploma is a "dangerous" path for a non-coercive school --
just because there are _so_ many coercive pressures outside
the school that push people towards a diploma, and there is
no clear "need" for a school to offer it.
On Mon, 10 Dec 2001, Ann Ide wrote:
> Ardeshir suggests that some students might be pressured into applying for a
> diploma. --- Well, that's a shame(sincerely). I don't know. Are we
> responsible for taking care of every possible scenario? Is that how we
> decide? I think Scott's points are more "to the point".
>
> Ann
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ardeshir Mehta, N.D. <ardeshir@sympatico.ca>
> To: <discuss-sudbury-model@sudval.org>
> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 7:59 PM
> Subject: Re: DSM: Re: Diploma
>
>
> > Hi there,
> >
> >
> >
> > Ann Ide wrote:
> >
> > > If the student is applying for the diploma; then s/he is accepting and
> > > agreeing to the standards written up in the diploma process.
> > >
> > > Ann
> >
> > True; but often it is not the student who applies for the diploma
> > with any sense of real freedom of choice: it is that the student is
> > PRESSURED into applying for the diploma.
> >
> > And even legally, a contract, acceptance or or agreement entered
> > into udner duress is null and void. Certainly it is so morally.
> >
> >
> >
> > Ardeshir <http://homepage.mac.com/ardeshir/AllMyFiles.html>
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