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Opinion: How Cubberley reshaped school — and us

Original post made on Oct 15, 2023

In the late '60s, social and political storms turned Cubberley High School into a crucible of activism. This weekend, as the Class of ’71 gathers for a delayed 50th reunion, I’m thinking about how extraordinary Cubberley was.

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Posted by Consider Your Options.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Oct 15, 2023 at 10:00 am

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Wonderful piece. Thank you for sharing your memories of Cubberley.


Posted by Hal
a resident of another community
on Oct 23, 2023 at 5:22 am

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Idea Forum was an earlier 1967 Cubberley student-led breakaway from factory forced schooling:
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Today, the DeCal Program is an aggregate of student-run courses at the University of California, Berkeley – here, students create and facilitate their own classes on a variety of subjects, many of which are not addressed in the traditional curriculum:
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Posted by tess & eric
a resident of Evergreen Park
on Oct 29, 2023 at 6:24 pm

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So thoughtfully written- so glad you wrote this, Sharon!