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Veteran educator Peter Bergson established the Natural Creativity Center on the outskirts of Philadelphia to offer an alternative to dehumanizing formal education. His unconventional method of “unschooling” favors self-motivation, empowering students to direct their own learning. After 30 years of success with suburban children, Bergson finds his philosophy and methods - and the assumptions they make around class and privilege - put to the test by three teens with unique challenges from inner-city Philadelphia. (DOC NYC)
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