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Tag Archives: education of millionaires
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
Posted in Education, Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged argentina, Ben, Better Than College, Blake Boles, brenna mcbroom, brenna's etsy shop, college towns, community, diamond shaped chairs, education, education of millionaires, etsy shop, evening with michael ellsberg, event planners are unsung heroes, event planning, homeschooling, learning, life learning, mario kart, Maya, michael ellsberg, not back to school camp, Seth Godin, squishies, unschooling, youtube
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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
Posted in Education, Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged april 25, Better Than College, Blake Boles, education, education of millionaires, evening with michael ellsberg, homeschooling, learning, life learning, michael ellsberg, tri-state area, unschooling
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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
Posted in Creativity, Education, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged Better Than College, Blake Boles, cooperation not isolation, dale stephens, education, education of millionaires, etsy shop, excel spreadsheets, learning, life learning, michael ellsberg, outliers, Outside the Box, Seth Godin, standardized tests, stop stealing dreams, theatre intern, uncollege, unschooling
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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
Posted in Education, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged education, education of millionaires, facebook, higher education, learning, life learning, michael ellsberg, Napster, paypal, Peter Thiel, sean parker, Thiel Fellowship, twitter, unschooling
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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
Posted in Education, Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged big apple parent, Dr. Paul Lowe, education, education of millionaires, Get Schooled, homeschooling, John Holt, life learning, michael ellsberg, Multiple Choice, school, selected letters of john holt, unschooling
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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
Posted in Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged Adele, Amy Adams, anna dressed in blood, blog, books, born this way, Castle, dennis prager, dooce, education of millionaires, enrique iglesias, Grimm, happiness is a serious problem, hawaii five-o, Hugh Dancy, I like it, Jane Eyre, Joss Whedon, kendare blake, Lady Gaga, learning, legend, life learning, marie lu, maroon 5, michael ellsberg, Michael Fassbender, moves like jagger, movies, Nina Arianda, scott westerfeld, Seth Godin, Stephen King, The Help, the muppets, the near witch, Tribes, tv, uglies, unschooling, Venus in Fur, victoria schwab
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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
Posted in Education, Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, Parenting, Unschooling
Tagged education, education of millionaires, Extreme Parenting, homeschooling, jail, joshua, learning, life learning, Lisa Ling, mentor, michael ellsberg, Oprah, self-education, support, unschooling, vampire
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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
Posted in Education, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged education, education of millionaires, learning, life learning, michael ellsberg, Peter Thiel, status quo, Thiel Foundation, unschooling
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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
Posted in Education, Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged education, education of millionaires, homeschooling, learning, life learning, michael ellsberg, NY Times, school, student opinion, unschooling
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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