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Tag Archives: John Holt
That’s what I meant to say…
I’m a big believer that things often come to you when you really need them. In my life this has happened repeatedly. I might toy around with an idea for a long time, but when I finally get serious and … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Homeschooling, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged homeschooling, How to Survive in Your Native Land, James Herndon, John Holt, learning, life learning, Susannah Sheffer, unschooling
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At the beginning of another great read
In A Life Worth Living, (John Holt’s selected letters) Holt mentions a lot of other books; books by George Dennison and James Herndon and Ivan Illich. I’d read Illich’s Deschooling Society years ago, but other than that, the authors and … Continue reading
Posted in Life Learning, School, Unschooling
Tagged A Life Worth Living, education, George Dennison, homeschooling, How to Survive in Your Native Land, James Herndon, John Holt, John Taylor Gatto, learning, life learning, public schooling, Susannah Sheffer, unschooling
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Where we stand now, with thanks to John Holt
Maya just finished reading A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, and I am reading it now. This is a book I’ve always known about but never read. It is set in 1912 Brooklyn and follows a young girl named Francie Nolan … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Homeschooling, Life Learning, Uncategorized, Unschooling
Tagged a tree grows in brooklyn, betty smith, Brooklyn, compulsory schooling, education, homeschooling, John Holt, learning, letters, life learning, unschooling
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The issue of pop culture
I love reading about other unschooling/life learning families, especially those whose children are grown and living successfully in the world. Such reading is a great balm on days when questions of “but how will they ever….?” come at me fast … Continue reading
Posted in Learning, Life Learning, Uncategorized, Unschooling
Tagged american idol, amy winehouse, and the children played, beatles, beethoven, biggest loser, chopin, dvr, english premiere league, hilton, John Holt, kardashian, Lady Gaga, learning, life learning, mozart, mythology, opera, piano, pop culture, possum living, project runway, queen, soccer, the unprocessed child, tv, unschooling, wagner, wii
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An education worth having
In 1968 John Holt wrote, in a letter to A.S. Neill, the founder of the Summerhill school in England: Young people in this country ask me about going to college or staying in college…. I say to [them], “What do … Continue reading
Posted in Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged A.S. Neill, Bill Gates, College, education, homeschooling, John Holt, learning, life learning, paradigm, Summerhill, tipping point, unschooling
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Take it away, Pat Farenga!
Tonight I am handing over blog duties to Pat Farenga. Pat is the President of Holt Associates, Inc., having worked closely with John Holt until his death in 1985. Pat is the father of three homeschooled children. He has written … Continue reading
Posted in Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged foreign language, homeschooling, John Holt, language, learning, life learning, Pat Farenga, unschooling
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