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Tag Archives: education
The right kind of learning
It’s a bit of a surprise to me, when I think about it, that neither of my kids is interested in sports. Not in playing and not in watching, either. I grew up watching the Cincinnati Reds baseball … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, Parenting, Unschooling
Tagged Ben, carl hiassen, classic literature, curriculum, dystopian literature, education, learning, life learning, market research, massive failure, Maya, right kind of learning, scat, squishies, strewing, swiss family robinson, trading friends, Treasure Island, unschooling, youtube shop
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Possibilities
This morning we returned from a week in Southern California. As vacations go, this one was pretty good; we stayed in the home of some friends and enjoyed the sun, the beach, and the luxury of doing nothing all … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Education, Learning, Life Learning, Travel, Unschooling
Tagged eddie izzard, education, entertainment, hugh jackman, imagine: how creativity works, jonah lehrer, julliard, kyra sedgwick, learning, life learning, Madonna, mariachi bands, New York, new york is a great place to live, ny post, southern california, unschooling, wolverine
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The double standard of “Stealing Dreams
The other day I wrote about Seth Godin’s “Stop Stealing Dreams” and how I thought it missed the mark by 1) assuming that schools can be completely overhauled in a way that would enable children to pursue self-directed learning and … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Learning, Life Learning, School, Unschooling
Tagged Clark Aldrich, double standard, education, Free Range Learning, homeschooling, Laura Weldon, learning, life learning, self-directed learning, Seth Godin, stop stealing dreams, unschooling, Unschooling Rules, unworkable model, wendy priesnitz
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My response to Seth Godin’s “Stop Stealing Dreams”
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post about the beginning of Seth Godin’s education manifesto titled “Stop Stealing Dreams”, because I liked what he was saying and thought much of it applicable to unschooling. Then, a day … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Education, Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, School, Unschooling
Tagged Blake Boles, education, homeschooling, industrial education, John Holt, learning, life learning, Peter Gray, self-directed learning, Seth Godin, stop stealing dreams, unschooling, wendy priesnitz
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Travel!
I started reading Jonah Lehrer’s new book “Imagine: How Creativity Works” the other day. One of the things mentioned on the inside flap of the book was the “importance of…adopting an outside perspective (travel helps).” Isn’t it nice when something … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Learning, Life Learning, Travel, Unschooling
Tagged california, education, homeschooling, imagine: how creativity works, jonah lehrer, learning, life learning, outsiders, random & dangerous quotes, the great gatsby, travel, unschooling
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Words, words, words
“Sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never harm me.” “The pen is mightier than the sword.” One might debate the relative truth of these quotes, but not if you are a student in the NYC public … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, School, Unschooling
Tagged Banned words, department of education, Dept of Ed, education, forbidden words, great works of literature, hamlet, homeschooling, learning, life learning, nyc department of education, school, standardized tests, unschooling, violence
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Impressions
Heather Armstrong of dooce.com wrote one time that she met a woman at a conference who reads her blog, and after speaking for a minute the woman said, “Gee you’re so nice! I thought you’d be meaner.” I laughed … Continue reading
Overheard
We saw the Hunger Games today (for the 2nd time – loved it) and afterward went to eat lunch at a favorite diner. It was packed so we took seats at the counter, which meant there were two women … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, School, Unschooling
Tagged bad teacher, education, favorite diner, homeschooling, Hunger Games, learning, life learning, second grade teacher, second graders, unschooling
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Self-direction now and later
A lot of the current information & new ideas surrounding alternatives to traditional education focus on “higher education”. This makes a lot of sense for a couple of reasons. First, attending a college or university is not mandatory (though … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged Blake Boles, compulsory education, curriculum based learning, dale stephens, education, homeschooling, learning, life learning, self-directed learning, uncollege, unschooling, zero tuition college
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Critical Mass
Normally I don’t read more than one book at one time. I like to put all my focus on one story or subject and be fully absorbed in it, if possible. However, this Spring (and I’m using that term … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged Better Than College, beyond school, Blake Boles, dale stephens, education, euronews, Holt Associates, homeschooling, John Holt, learning, life learning, Life Learning Magazine, michael ellsberg, Peter Thiel, self-directed learning, Seth Godin, spin selling, uncollege, unschooling, wendy priesnitz, zero tuition college
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