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Contents 1 Original conversation 2 Requested move 3 Question 4 Pruned 5 Summerhill 6 History 7 Dead link 8 The spelling of skool

[edit] Original conversation

A little new here, so forgive my blundering. I am happy with this little stub of an article, but how do I make redirects from free skool (an article that doesn't exist). --Rico 21:08, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Requested move

free schools → free school – Rationale: Wikipedia:Naming conventions (plurals). Dancter 02:57, 22 April 2006 (UTC)

Done. —Nightstallion (?) ^{Seen this already?} 07:38, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Question

Why isn't the Sudbury valley school listed in the US free schools? If there is a particular reason, please share it. (atyk)

[edit] Pruned

Nixed all the non-Free Skools that have popped up on the link page. While all good endeavors, none met the grassroots and non-authoritarian criteria of a free skool. And none were free. --Rico 19:07, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Summerhill

I'm not sure Summerhill School belongs on this page. Although Summerhill has often defined itself as a "Free School", in that the students enjoy greater freedom than conventional schools, it doesn't fit the definition at the top of the page. Summerhill certainly has a hierarchy of learning, lessons are taught by teachers. It's just that students are free not to attend. And it certainly doesn't have a gift economy. Mishagale 12:30, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] History

Free schools started in 2006 can hardly be listed under history. Methinks that some of the newer Australian schools, whie no doubt great projects, should be moved to the external links section, since they serve little purpose in the definition section other than promotion. --Rico 01:58, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Dead link

The link to the Olympia Free School is dead - it now resulves to a squatter page.

I have removed the link, and am quoting it here, in case it should return:

• Olympia Community Free School, Washington, USA

JBazuzi 16:43, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

They are back up, so I restored it. --Rico 23:21, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The spelling of skool

Changed heading "Free 'skool' movement" to "Free skool movement." Yes, I know it is an alternate spelling, but it is quite deliberate. It goes beyond punx speling and is closer to a proper noun used to differentiate "skools" from "schools." --Rico 23:28, 19 March 2007 (UTC) Bold text