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

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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

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Standing up to testing? I applaud you

Last night I took part in a “Comments” discussion on Lisa Nielsen’s Innovative Educator blog.   The post in question was titled “Tell Bully Principal How You Feel” .  In it, Lisa called for her readers to send emails to … Continue reading

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Why bullying and unschooling don’t mix

Yesterday I referenced a Washington Post article in which unschoolers are referred to as “dirty hippies”.   The title of the article is “Save a Life, drop out; ‘Bully’ and the case for homeschooling”, and the dirty hippie quote in … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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