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Michael Ellsburg’s pro-unschooling book (even though he might not know it)

“I typed these words on a computer designed by Apple, co-founded by the college dropout Steve Jobs.  The program I used to write it was created by Microsoft, started by the college dropouts Bill Gates and Paul Allen. And as … Continue reading

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Thanks for everything, but most of all…

So much has been written about Steve Jobs in the past week that I considered keeping my thoughts to myself.   At least until I picked up the latest issue of Time Magazine, which features a 1982 photo of Jobs … Continue reading

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We’re still waiting…

Day 2 of Irene Watch was a study in tedium and patience.   Most of the stores were closed, including all the Starbucks, Barnes & Nobles and virtually ever locally owned business apart from drugstores, grocery and hardware stores, which were … Continue reading

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A plan in motion

Because Maya is so into video editing at the moment, I made arrangements with Apogee, the company that owns the Power Pilates studio where I work out, for Maya to come in on Monday and meet the guy who puts … Continue reading

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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

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