Can children really learn independently? Falko Peschel led a class through their elementary school years for four years without teaching. The high achievements of the children have not only amazed him but also many visitors time and again. Why is an open teaching approach that relies on children's self-direction so effective – and what does it look like in practice? In Part I, Falko Peschel develops current teaching methods such as free work, weekly plans, station work, workshops, and project-based learning into a radical understanding of open teaching. He reflects on his experiences and organizes them into overarching concepts before the following volume presents daily teaching practices in language, mathematics, science, etc., with many practical examples and teaching aids. In Part II, Falko Peschel now specifies this on a subject-didactic level.