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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]honestly, more respect for quirkiness/ what I call "creative disrespect."  At a WOTP school, it's more ok for a kid to write a poem instead of the assigned essay, wear bright colored socks, make a suggestion to the teacher.  EOTP schools are more about maintaining order and teaching kids to follow rules.  Which makes some sense, given that many students don't have very orderly home lives and following directions is a good life skill, but can also make school less fun and lead kids to be less engaged and creative.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/class-struggle/post/do-rich-and-poor-parenting-styles-matter/2012/11/29/cc78e020-39e7-11e2-b01f-5f55b193f58f_blog.html is sort of what I'm getting at.[/quote]

Great point, PP.  Some kids are taught to be creators/leaders while others are taught to be [rule-abiding] followers.[/quote]

Lessons in rule following dont seem to be working, comparing the rates of incarceration if Janney students vs eotp grads.[/quote]

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