John Harris Loflin's  "A Learner's Bill of Rights," Get Up Stand Up youtube video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqNL-vk5NtI

   
A Learner's Bill of Rights
(Kirsten Olson) 

Every learner has the right to know why they are learning something, why it is important now, or may be important to them someday.

Every learner has the right to engage in questioning or interrogating the idea of "importance" above.

Every learner has the right to be confused and to express this confusion openly, honestly, and without shame.

Every learner has the right to multiple paths to understanding a concept, an idea, a set of facts, or a series of constructs.

Every learner has the right to understand his or her own mind, brain wiring, and intellectual inclinations as completely as possible.

Every learner has the right to interrogate and question the means through which his or her learning is assessed.

Every learner is entitled to some privacy in their imagination and thoughts.

Every learner has the right to take their own imagination and thinking seriously. 

                                                                         Kirsten Olson, 2008 
                                                                         Wounded by School