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Monthly Archives: June 2011
Andrew Penman disappoints
When we were in England last Fall, I picked up the book School Daze: Searching for a decent state education by Andrew Penman. Penman, a respected investigative journalist for The Daily Mirror (or so his bio states) writes about his … Continue reading
Posted in Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged Andrew Penman, England, faith schools, Graham Badman, home education, learning, life learning, Mark Field, Radio 4, school daze, state schools, The Daily Mirror, unschooling
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If I could lead the revolution
In his book The Underground History of American Education, and again in Weapons of Mass Instruction, author, homeschooling advocate and former NYC Teacher of the Year John Taylor Gatto says that one of the main reasons that our public education … Continue reading
Posted in Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged apple, dice, Joel Klein, John Taylor Gatto, NYC schools, revolution
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12+ Hours of hell (and the silver lining)
At about 6pm yesterday I thought “Wow, my stomach doesn’t feel great” but chalked it up to the overwhelming scent of a citrus cleaner being used in my kitchen. Wrong. At 6:15 I raced to the bathroom and spent a … Continue reading
Posted in Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged laundry, life learning, stomach virus, unschooling
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Roots & Wings
I have to start this post by saying that I know some great nannies. Actually, I know two great nannies, both of whom used to work for families in our building. One is Irish, the oldest of 10 kids; she … Continue reading
Posted in Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged learning, life learning, nannies, River Run, roots, unschooling, wings
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The follow instructions, do as you’re told, make no mistakes so take no risks, be perfect and never act silly method of learning (and why it doesn’t work)
Actually, it should be obvious why it doesn’t work. I don’t really have to explain it, do I? What I will point out is how many schooled children, despite what the school might say, are being taught exactly that method … Continue reading
Posted in Life Learning, School, Unschooling
Tagged cameron stephens, hewlett packard, initiative, learning, life learning, NY Times, robbie brown, school, steve jobs, success, summer job, unschooling
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Every Day?
Recently someone asked me how I can possibly write almost every day on the same topic. The question hadn’t occurred to me before, because with the exception of a handful of days where what I wanted to write about would’ve … Continue reading
Tony Madness!
Tonight is the Tony Awards – the Oscars for the Broadway set – and this year, for reasons having to do with Cirque du Soleil, the awards ceremony is being held right in our neighborhood at the Beacon Theater. Usually … Continue reading
Posted in Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged amsterdam ave, beacon theater, broadway, hugh jackman, learning, life learning, neil patrick harris, nikki james, tony awards, unschooling
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Parent vs. child
I just finished reading a book called Godless by Pete Hautman. It is a young adult novel and a National Book Award Winner about a young ‘disaffected’ (the reviewers word) 15 year old agnostic who decides to create a new … Continue reading
Posted in Life Learning, Parenting, Unschooling
Tagged bella, edward, godless, hautman, Hunger Games, life learning, national book award, stephanie meyers, Suzanne Collins, teen angst, twilight, unschooling
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My life learning curriculum
Forget SAT prep tests and expensive, six figure earning tutors like those hired by parents of private school students in NYC to assure their kids get the highest possible scores on tests and college admission exams; here is my list … Continue reading
Posted in Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged creativity, curriculum, Fiesta, generosity, independence, life learning, motivation, respect, Spanish, unschooling
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Mama & Ben Day
When the kids were younger and we had a regular part time sitter, I would set aside one day each week to spend out with either Ben or Maya. They both loved those days, when they got to set the … Continue reading
Posted in Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged Ben, Bowlmor Lanes, Kung Fu Panda 2, laundry, learning, Lego, life learning, mini-figure, movie, unschooling
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