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Tag Archives: school
Social life, high school & college
One of the pervasive myths in our society is that high school is the pinnacle of social fun, surpassed only, of course, by college. I hate it when people talk about the “good old days” when they were 17 … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Learning, Life Learning, School, Socialization, Unschooling
Tagged acting, College, diver, high school, kevin s., life learning, lori p., mod, samantha, school, science resource, social life, socialization, tartuffe, unschooling
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Why it’s called a learning “experience”
Three days from now Michael Ellsberg will be coming in to talk to the NYCHEA community about his book, “The Education of Millionaires: It’s not what you think and it’s not too late.” This evening Michael and I were … Continue reading
Words, words, words
“Sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never harm me.” “The pen is mightier than the sword.” One might debate the relative truth of these quotes, but not if you are a student in the NYC public … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, School, Unschooling
Tagged Banned words, department of education, Dept of Ed, education, forbidden words, great works of literature, hamlet, homeschooling, learning, life learning, nyc department of education, school, standardized tests, unschooling, violence
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Path to success
Why do people like to talk so much about how tough they’ve had it? As though somehow it makes them a better person? As though working in a dead-end job, or better yet, two dead-end jobs just to make … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged beaten down, Ben, ben's dominos, confidence, education, learning, life learning, made wrong, persistence, prison, school, unschooling
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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 benefits of diversity
Anybody who studies genetics will tell you that when the gene pool of a given population becomes too uniform, stagnant or (dare I say it?) standardized, the results are not favorable. The health of the population suffers, as does … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Learning, Life Learning, School, Unschooling
Tagged animals, cartoon, diversity, dna, dystopian future, education, farmers, gene pool, genetics, health, independent thought, learning, life learning, pretties, school, scott westerfeld, standardized tests, uglies, unschooling
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