Along with the other books I am reading, I picked up Freedom to Learn by Carl Rogers. Perhaps the most interesting part of this book is its date of origination and practical application to today. Revised in 1994, reading today seems like Rogers and Freiberg are sitting in classrooms as I write. I came to know of Freedom to Learn after working with the Consistency Management/Cooperative Discipline Program used by Project Grad. I was reviewing old materials and came across my CMCD manual which indicated its basis on this book. My natural curiosity kicked in and away to Amazon I went. I began reading the book on a flight to Ohio, where I just happened to be sitting next to 2 high school students. I shared some of the ideas in the book with them to get their input - asking them if the "things students want in their schools" was still applicable today. They absolutely agreed! I told them the book was written in 1994....the response "Wow, that was a really long time ago!" After I got over my feeling of being old, I thanked them for their input and was reassured that my take on the book was relevant. While this book reads like a text book, I recommend it to anyone who is looking to improve the culture and climate of their school community and foster the elements of Constructivist learning.
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In March 2010, I successfully defended my dissertation and graduated from 
