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The unschooling antidote to sheepwalking

I define sheepwalking as the outcome of hiring people who have been raised to be obedient and giving them brain-dead jobs and enough fear to keep them in line…It’s ironic but not surprising that in our age of increased reliance … Continue reading

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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

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Whole lotta talkin’ going on…& we’ve heard it all before

Here’s a list of actual headlines from the NYTimes over the past few weeks, dealing with education or schools or teaching: “Are suspensions an effective method of disciplining students?” “Profits & Questions at Online Charter Schools” “Pay Data Sought for … Continue reading

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Seeing what stereotypes can’t hide

I’m sitting in the cafe at Barnes & Noble right now, preparing to start writing todays’ post.   Directly in front of me is a young man (I’m guessing he’s a Junior in High School) who is spending his lunch hour … Continue reading

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Real life experience trumps school….again

As I was getting caught up on the NY Times (3 days’ worth that had found their way to the couch where I write in the evenings) I came across this article in yesterdays’ Home section about 19 year old … Continue reading

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Ron Paul & the Dept. of Education

Ron Paul is in favor of doing away with the Federal Dept. of Education.  On his webpage, he says that education decisions should be made at the state, local and personal level;  that “parents should have the right to spend … Continue reading

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Schooled responses vs. well….’un’schooled

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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Letter from an alien planet

Greetings fellow travelers! We send you warm regards and hope that your travels are proving as fruitful as ours.   We have news to relate of our latest destination which we think you will find both fascinating and disturbing.   The alien … Continue reading

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A Dolphin Tale

Two movie weekends are the best!   Yesterday it was the Lion King, and today all four of us went to see A Dolphin Tale, which is based on the true story of Winter, a dolphin who got wrapped up in … Continue reading

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What we did this summer

Remember the first day of school when the teacher would ask you to write about what you did over the summer?    One year, it may have been when I started first or second grade, I wrote about finding a nest … Continue reading

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