My appreciation grew for Sudbury as I read all that sudbury is not. The eyes do not see as open possibility, rather, the mind sees with the utility modeled in early childhood. An example is the experiment where kittens are raised in a space with no veritcal lines. When then placed in an ordinary room they walk into chair legs. They cannot see the vertical lines of the chair legs.
People are the same way.
These emphasize a well self in an evolving community. In contrast, our society emphasizes a compliant self in a static society. Items in the above list are removed or minimized in our experience. Healthy models are exchanged for tv, violence, worry, misplaced alegience, lack of comprehension, fear, confusion, and a life dedicated to hard work in a milieu of competitiveness and uncertainty. Sudbury is a sanctuary from these perpetrations.