Parents at a New York City school started by The Blue Man Group are complaining about the school's unorthodox teaching methods. Ahead, more on that and nine other “unique” schools from across the country.
The Blue School
Did you know The Blue Man Group has a school? It has no books, but it still costs $32,000 a year to attend. Parents are reportedly pulling their kids out of the Manhattan elementary school, which runs from kindergarten to 5th grade, because it focuses too much on games and doesn't teach the children to read. That's something they might have considered before sending their kids to a school without books.
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The Delphian School
The Delphian School in western Oregon markets itself as a "real-world Hogwarts," but it's actually a real-world Scientology school, for grades K-12. The education is based around L. Ron Hubbard's educational beliefs, which includes the idea that all words (even "the" and "it") are grossly misunderstood. As a result, the school tries to teach students in an allegedly more concrete way. For example, they're often asked to build things out of clay to illustrate concepts. Also, facial hair is banned. And it costs $42,000 a year.
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Brooklyn Free School
At Brooklyn Free, classes are optional — and frequently taught by students. Some, like a high school-aged boy who taught a class on Tibet, are self-motivated and get educational value out of it. But others reportedly take advantage of the "you don't have to do anything you don't want to" mantra, and don't do but sit around. The school naturally has a big problem with "boredom."
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Walt Disney Elementary
In 1954, children at the public elementary school in Levittown, Pennsylvania were given the opportunity to name their school after a public figure. The kids chose Walt Disney. When Disney got word of it, he sent artists to decorate the school acordingly. Half a century later, it's still Disney-ified, with classrooms and hallways devoted to Disney characters.
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