. ▁C ors ini ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁traditional ▁system ▁of ▁education ▁was ▁fund ament ally ▁und em ocr atic . ▁Children ▁were ▁" sent enced " ▁to ▁attend ▁an ▁institution ▁where ▁they ▁had ▁no ▁choice ▁of ▁teacher ▁or ▁level ▁of ▁study , ▁and ▁minimal ▁choice ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁subjects , ▁places ▁or ▁means ▁of ▁study . ▁He ▁set ▁out ▁to ▁design ▁a ▁school ▁system ▁in ▁which ▁respect ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁central ▁principle . ▁Research ▁by ▁Paul ▁Clark ▁confirmed ▁that ▁individual ▁education ▁is ▁an ▁effective ▁method ▁of ▁encourag ing ▁learning . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁there ▁were ▁a ▁dozen ▁individual ▁education ▁schools ▁operating ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁and ▁Europe , ▁including ▁Hawai i , ▁Illinois , ▁Colorado , ▁British ▁Columbia ▁and ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁ ▁One ▁school , ▁the ▁Blo oming ▁Gro ve ▁Academy , ▁operated ▁in ▁Blo om ington , ▁Illinois ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁Forest ▁Park ▁I . E . ▁( K - 5 ) ▁and ▁H uff ord ▁I . E .( 6 - 8 ), ▁both ▁in ▁J ol iet , ▁IL ▁continue ▁to ▁operate ▁using ▁the ▁C ors ini ▁system . ▁The ▁original ▁Ind ividual ▁Education ▁School , ▁Ho ' A la ▁School ▁in ▁W ah ia wa , ▁Hawai i , ▁continues ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁operation ▁for ▁kind erg arten ▁to ▁grade ▁ 1 2 . ▁Da V inci ▁Char ter ▁School ▁closed ▁down ▁in ▁February ▁