Tag Archives: michael ellsberg

On structure and my good news

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Amy

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

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Amy

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

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Amy

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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Create Jobs for USA, Starbucks and BlogHer

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Amy

I was going to write about the NYC Marathon today because it is one of the most inspiring things to witness first hand.   I spent about 30 minutes there this afternoon, cheering the runners on (including Heather Armstrong of Dooce … Continue reading →

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Unschooling as capitalist ideal?

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Amy

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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Defining Education

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Amy

Had an interesting conversation last night with a friends of ours who is visiting from Israel.   I was explaining unschooling to him, particularly the point that learning is something that happens all the time, every day.    He said, “Yes, but … Continue reading →

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Michael Ellsberg’s book and a bullhorn

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Amy

On October 14th, the Today Show did a piece on an unschooling family in California.   How I missed this, I have no idea.  Apparently no one in my immediate circle watches the Today Show… Anyway, the piece itself (which I’ll … Continue reading →

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Michael Ellsburg’s pro-unschooling book (even though he might not know it)

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Amy

“I typed these words on a computer designed by Apple, co-founded by the college dropout Steve Jobs.  The program I used to write it was created by Microsoft, started by the college dropouts Bill Gates and Paul Allen. And as … Continue reading →

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