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Monthly Archives: February 2012
An alien view of education
Ever wake up and feel like you are a species unto yourself – maybe a visitor from an alien planet? That’s pretty much been my whole week. I wasn’t even going to post tonight, since I’ve got more copy to … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged alien planet, bill clinton, dale stephens, danielle laporte, different species, education, Finland, general knowledge, george bush, home planet, huffington post, learning, life learning, lynda resnick, michael ellsberg, Peter Thiel, sean parker, unschooling, vice president, video
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Rewards
Did you know that Sylvan Learning Centers offer prizes for doing well in their courses (or sessions, or whatever they call them)? Kids accumulate points for getting high scores – which Sylvan calls ‘learning’- on assignments or tests and … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Learning, Life Learning, Parenting, Unschooling
Tagged appreciation, coercion, education, Kumon, learning, life learning, motivation in learning, rewards, Sylvan, unschooling
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More about math, from Joyce Fetteroll
Maya and I had a math discussion the other day. She told me she’s ‘bad’ at math. When gently pressed, I discovered that this means she can’t multiply numbers in her head as fast as some of her friends. … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling, math
Tagged education, Joyce Fetteroll, learning, life learning, math, Maya, multiplication tables, rote math, unschooling, workbooks
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City vs. Country
Yesterday a new reader of this blog (thank you Alicia) asked me if I’ve ever written about the differences between a childhood in the country and one in the city. Which I don’t think I have, specifically. So here goes: … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Learning, Life Learning, Parenting, Unschooling
Tagged basketball, beaches, Ben, cats, country childhood, dog, fields, growing up in the city, homeless people, horse, learning, life learning, long island, Maya, New Jersey, parks, play, pretend, red tailed hawks, sledding, small town, soccer, tag, treasure hunting, unschooling, upstate, woods
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