A former teacher at Rockland Project School (New York) reflects on the effects of the alternative school on her former students after seeing them at a reunion. She concludes that the freedom offered at the school served most students well in their adult lives. (KS)

The Free School (Albany, New York) was started for children who had experienced little success in public schools. The school advocates a number of therapeutic practices that encourage the healthy expression of emotions as well as the articulation and exploration of life's inevitable conflicts and problems. As children gain in self-esteem, they…