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What a week!

I hereby give my own mini standing ovation to all the event planners out there.  You are sorely under-appreciated.   Why is that, all you non-event planners might ask? Well. First there are the lists.  Lists of attendees, rsvp’s, items … Continue reading

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An evening with Michael Ellsberg

Ok everyone, get out your pens. (or open your laptop calendar.  Whatever.) If you are fortunate enough to be in New York on the evening of April 25th, you are hereby invited to join the NYC Home Educators Alliance for … Continue reading

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More on Stop Stealing Dreams…

Yesterday I started reading Seth Godin’s manifesto (or “rant” as he calls it) on education, “Stop Stealing Dreams”.   The link to it is here. So far, and I’m only a few pages in, my two favorite quotes are: Culture … Continue reading

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In case you missed it

In case you don’t follow me or Michael Ellsberg on Twitter (shame on you!), here is a video of Sean Parker (Napster, Facebook) and Peter Thiel (Paypal, Thiel Fellowship) discussing higher education with Michael Ellsberg, author of “Education of Millionaires.” … Continue reading

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Home away from home? I certainly hope not.

The new issue of Big Apple Parent is out, with its’ bold headline that reads, “Get Schooled!”  and purports to give parents everything they need to know in order to choose the best school for their child. Inside, the headline … Continue reading

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My penultimate post for 2011

We’re heading back to New York tomorrow morning, and depending on how long the wait at the Holland Tunnel is when we finally reach the city, (it’s torture, because we can see our building – so close and yet so … Continue reading

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On structure and my good news

No, it’s not a book deal. But speaking of books, remember Michael Ellsberg?   If you’ve been reading this blog for even a few weeks, then you do, because I’ve devoted several posts to him and his new book, Education of … Continue reading

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A final quote (maybe) from Michael Ellsberg’s book

This pretty much speaks for itself: Our education system, as it stands, from kindergarten through graduate school, is the opposite of resilience, flexibility, and adaptability.  It teaches a narrow set of academic/analytic skills, mostly divorced from the practicalities of life, … Continue reading

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Schooled responses vs. well….’un’schooled

The New York Times, in its’ online Education section, has been running a series of articles under the heading “Student Opinion”.   They ask students age 13 or older to comment on articles pertaining to different education-related subjects.    This morning someone … Continue reading

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Unschooling as capitalist ideal?

Got your attention with that one, didn’t I?    Let me explain. We live in a capitalist country where the people who are most successful at capitalism are often perceived as corrupt and greedy (and sometimes that’s because they ARE corrupt … Continue reading

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