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Tag Archives: wendy priesnitz
Why advocate for unschooling?
I admire people who are tireless for a cause. Advocates who spend many years of their lives “agitating” for the things in which they believe are like superheroes when it comes to their boundless energy and dedication. As one … Continue reading
The double standard of “Stealing Dreams
The other day I wrote about Seth Godin’s “Stop Stealing Dreams” and how I thought it missed the mark by 1) assuming that schools can be completely overhauled in a way that would enable children to pursue self-directed learning and … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Learning, Life Learning, School, Unschooling
Tagged Clark Aldrich, double standard, education, Free Range Learning, homeschooling, Laura Weldon, learning, life learning, self-directed learning, Seth Godin, stop stealing dreams, unschooling, Unschooling Rules, unworkable model, wendy priesnitz
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My response to Seth Godin’s “Stop Stealing Dreams”
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post about the beginning of Seth Godin’s education manifesto titled “Stop Stealing Dreams”, because I liked what he was saying and thought much of it applicable to unschooling. Then, a day … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Education, Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, School, Unschooling
Tagged Blake Boles, education, homeschooling, industrial education, John Holt, learning, life learning, Peter Gray, self-directed learning, Seth Godin, stop stealing dreams, unschooling, wendy priesnitz
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Critical Mass
Normally I don’t read more than one book at one time. I like to put all my focus on one story or subject and be fully absorbed in it, if possible. However, this Spring (and I’m using that term … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged Better Than College, beyond school, Blake Boles, dale stephens, education, euronews, Holt Associates, homeschooling, John Holt, learning, life learning, Life Learning Magazine, michael ellsberg, Peter Thiel, self-directed learning, Seth Godin, spin selling, uncollege, unschooling, wendy priesnitz, zero tuition college
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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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Advocacy and the unschooling community
I see the unschooling community as a sort of loose confederation, wherein each family is its’ own state, operating however suits their own family dynamic best within the realm of unschooling. Or, if you prefer, we are all variations … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged advocacy, dna, education, experiment, learning, life learning, Life Learning Magazine, natural life, Peter Gray, unschooling, wendy priesnitz
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Unschooling is not a methodology
One of the problems in discussing unschooling with people is that they expect it to be a ‘method by which we educate our children’. And such an expectation is not unreasonable, because the idea that children can grow and learn … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged books, cooking, education, frankenstein, homeschooling, kitchen, learning, life learning, literature, math, methodology, science, unschooling, wendy priesnitz
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Assumptions & learning
There is a widely held assumption that the only way to learn anything about a topic is to ‘study’ the topic directly. Preferably in an institution set up specifically for the study of defined topics. Because of this, people also … Continue reading
Posted in Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged assumptions, Ben, curricula, homeschooling, learning, life learning, Maya, reading, unschooling, wendy priesnitz
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