I came here mostly for the academics. It was hard for the first couple of months. But I adjusted quickly. I need something that needs me, and I put a lot of effort into things. Putney is still a place where someone can become a person in his or her entirety.
Some students discover themselves in class.
But we read and discuss texts from primary sources, texts on Communism and other systems. A casual academic atmosphere makes it easy to speak out. Students call their teachers by their first names and feel free to knit in class or make use of the rolls of toilet paper found in classrooms. Noses run rampant in cold Vermont winters. What you really learn at Putney is how to organize your time.