Lindeman's vision for education was not bound by classrooms and formal curricula.
The center has no formal curriculum, degree programs.
Therefore, there was probably not at that time a "school" in the sense of a clear distinction between teachers and students, or even a formal curriculum.
This program uses a formal curriculum which is still under development as of 2012.
America's strong tradition of state control over education makes adoption of a formal national curriculum unlikely.
Similarly, general music and keyboard is part of the student experience at the Lower School, but not formal curriculum.
Striking techniques became less important and the formal curriculum became simpler.
The assignments given in the classroom and the rewards for superior work are not limited to the formal curriculum.
If this means scrapping a substantial part of the formal curriculum, so be it.
Yet the formal curriculum continues to be presented as though it were value-free.