Monday, January 12, 2026

The Principal-Less School Experiment

The Principal-Less School: An Articles of Confederation Simulation

⚖️ The Principal-Less School ⚖️

An Articles of Confederation Simulation
Round
0
Freedom
10
Stability
10

Welcome to Oak Valley High School

The Situation: The principal has left, and no replacement has been hired. The school board decided to try an "experiment in educational freedom" - letting individual teachers and departments govern themselves.

Your Role: You're on the teacher council trying to keep the school running. Each decision you make affects two crucial factors:

  • FREEDOM: Teacher autonomy and independence
  • STABILITY: School-wide order and coordination

The Challenge: Just like the Articles of Confederation, a system with no central authority struggles to survive. Too much freedom leads to chaos. But imposing order reduces the freedom that defines the system.

Game Rules:

  • Start with 10 Freedom and 10 Stability
  • Each decision affects these values
  • If either drops below 5, the experiment fails
  • Your score = Rounds survived + Final Freedom + Final Stability

Can you survive longer than the Articles of Confederation?

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