http://blog.play-i.com/sudbury-valley-school-part-1/

These Sudbury schools and similar models are unique and ideal in that children are treated as equals. Meaning that they are not moved around like objects and expected to comply with adult wishes left and right. They participate in decision making about everything from hiring staff to spending the budget to creating behavioral rules. There is no age segregation, and children learn how to think instead of being taught what to think.

You might think that graduates are not so likely to go to college. After all, there are no transcripts, there’s no focus on college preparation, and many students enroll because they had problems in school to begin with. But 90% of graduates end up going to college. That’s better than the national average of 66% (from the same income bracket). More interestingly, 42% of graduates end up becoming entrepreneurs.

I envision a future where the entire public school system is rebuilt from the foundation to match these types of models. I wonder what would become of the family structure then since giving children this autonomy would eventually make them question any lack of power at home.

Looks like I'm not the only one who thinks self-directed education is what the future has in store...

http://www.wired.com/2013/12/rethinking-education-self-directed-learning-fits-the-digital-age/