By John Taylor Gatto
“As the twenty-first century begins its second decade, mass schooling is much as it was in 1910, at least for the poor and the ordinary. It is test-driven, bell-driven, pedagogue-dominated, and thoroughly dumbed down.”
Let me give you an excerpt from a boys’ manual of instructions on how to build things, published [...]
I’m 13 and have been home-schooled for eight years. I think people need to know more about home schooling because of the unfounded stereotypes that seem to label every child who is home-schooled. While some people do home school primarily because of their beliefs, special needs children or other reasons, it does not mean that [...]
by Amy Travis
In 2006, I took the leap from public school teacher to home-school mom for my kindergarten daughter. I did what most home-school mothers do and joined a home-school group for support. To be honest, I thought I would be lending most of the support. I had the elementary education degree and many successful [...]
Time Magazine (pre release Monday, Mar. 08, 2010)
Uwe Romeike and his wife, reflected in the glass, get to stay and teach in Tennessee.
Carl Kiilsgaard for TIME
The Romeikes are not your typical asylum seekers. They did not come to the U.S. to flee war or despotism in their native land. No, these music teachers left Germany [...]
by Thomas on Open Education blog
One of the most firmly entrenched academic practices centers upon the use of textbooks as the fundamental drivers of curricula. Ultra-expensive, these items represent one of the largest costs for public school systems as well as those attending college.
As the digital age continues to work its way into the stuffy [...]
by Peter Gray 'Freedom To Learn' blog
Unschoolers' accounts of how their children taught themselves to read.
The general assumption in our culture is that children must be taught to read. Vast amounts of research go into trying to figure out the scientifically best way to do this. In the education stacks of any major university library [...]
Another from Radio Free School
It's evening and my daughter and I are walking home from her basketball practice. We've been discussing her two year old cousin and how she's learning to read. "She recognizes words," M says in excitement.
"Do you remember how you learned to read?" I ask my daughter, curious.
She was 'that kid' [...]
From Radio Free School
How much do you play with your kids?
This was the topic of discussion on a list I'm subscribed to.
Playing with your kids can be-face it-boring. Often, you simply find yourself staring into space and letting the child's voice bounce of you, your mind drifting to the things you need to get done.
(The [...]
by Idzie, an Unschooler
This is something I seem to see parents worrying about sooo often… Parents of four and five year olds (both in and out of school) wring their hands and tear their hair out over the fact their children can't read. When I see this, I just shake my head, and feel bad [...]
From 'Open Education' blog
Professor Robert Milardo arrived at the University of Maine in Orono in the summer of 1982 after teaching for a couple of years at the University of Southern California. Calling northern Maine a great place to live and his role the perfect job, one with a fair balance of teaching and research [...]
to 'Learning Freely', an information site regarding Natural Learning, UnSchooling and autonomous Home based Education. Intended as a collective of families, and groups from around the world, to connect, share and learn from each other, we also provide such information to parents and children seeking to understand the possibilities.
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