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Tag Archives: homeschooling
Looking ahead
Most of the families we know in New York City whose children learn outside of school are homeschooling, not unschooling. (Unschoolers still make up only about 10% of all the homeschoolers in the country, give or take.) And most … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Learning, Life Learning, Travel, Unschooling
Tagged Ben, chile, education, hawaii, high school, homeschooling, iceland, italy, learning, life learning, macedonia, Maya, mongolia, russia, trans-siberian railway, ulaanbaatar, unschooling, Yearlong trip
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Broaden those horizons, stat!
What is the most important thing for kids to learn? After today, sitting next to two very nice but completely clueless college students, I’ve decided the answer to that question is: As much as possible about the world they … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, Travel, Unschooling
Tagged Bahamas, bahamian money, bohemian money, brazil, china, columbia, education, experience, homeschooling, india, learning, life learning, planet earth series, redwood forest, semester at sea, stanford, the amazon, unschooling, world as classroom
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The excitement builds
We leave for the Bahamas tomorrow. As if that wasn’t reason enough to be excited, Maya’s best friend Greta is going with us. This is made even more unique by the fact that Greta is not a homeschooler, and … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Learning, Life Learning, School, Unschooling
Tagged 7th grade, attendance, Bahamas, education, high school, homeschooling, learning, life learning, school, trip, unschooling
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Just ask the teacher
Everyone in New York City lives near a really good school. Just ask them. The good school lie is second only to the one where people insist that their house is only a 20 minute commute from Manhattan. No, really! Oh … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Learning, Life Learning, School, Unschooling, math
Tagged commute, education, good schools, homeschooling, learning, lies, life learning, nyc middle school teacher, school, unschooling, wendy priesnitz
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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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The “R” word (that would be “Responsibility”)
Why do people go to such great lengths to avoid responsibility? Is it fear of being wrong? I think it is. Being Wrong is a cardinal sin in our culture, it seems. Even though, being mostly … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, Parenting, Unschooling
Tagged being wrong, blame, education, fear, government, homeschooling, learning, life learning, responsibility, schools, teachers, unschooling, worldschooling
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When in doubt, ask! (School brain will hate you for it.)
I read a blog entry earlier today from Shannon Hayes, who posted about the decision she made to go from unschooling to using a curriculum for math and writing with her 8 year old daughter. It was very thought … Continue reading
Posted in Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged Ben, converse, curriculum, homeschooling, learning, life learning, math, Maya, school brain, Shannon Hayes, unschooling, writing
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Unschooling: The dichotomy of play & maturity
I came across an article today that was originally published in the NY Times in 2006. The headline of the article read “Homeschoolers Content to Take Children’s Lead”. The homeschoolers they were talking about were unschoolers, and the … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Education, Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged Ben, Boston, Columbia University, confidence, daily mail, dichotomy, education, homeschooling, life learning, Luis Huerta, maturity, Maya, NY Times, play, Teachers college, unalterable decisions, unschooling
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High school Chemistry – 26 years later
This is my high school Chemistry notebook from my Senior year. My Mom found it somewhere and had it out when we arrived in Indiana on Monday evening. I have been looking through it, alternately shaking my head and … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, School, Unschooling
Tagged boyles law, chemistry, education, elements, high school, homeschooling, learning, life learning, periodic table, school, science, unschooling
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