"The flip side of freedom is responsibility."

What if one of your school's favorite sayings was the flip side of freedom is responsibility...? Well, this is precisely the 'motto' of the the Manhattan Free School where students are given equal rights to decide how their school is run. A group of 23 students ranging in ages 5 to 18 years old have the option to participate in playing video games and comic book making as opposed to typical subjects like mathematics. Now, if there is a child who wants to learn a specific subject like calculus for example, this information will be available for students. With two full time teachers and a principal who makes a measly $3,000, this school relies heavily on volunteers and parents. The Brooklyn Free School, which opened in 2004,  models similar ideals as the Manhattan Free School, and has been successful with double the previous enrollment and a waiting list to experience these extreme methods. I think it's an incredibly interesting idea. I disliked being told exactly what I had to do, what I was going to learn and when I was going to learn it. Yes, I understand that these subjects and content areas are taught for a purpose, and that purpose is mainly to pass tests created for the cookie cutter student. However, what if we were all able to choose what we wanted to learn?