Archive for September, 2007
Sunday, September 30th, 2007
Charlene Kingston
Quote of the Week
"I can create what I can imagine."
Charlene Kingston
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Sunday, September 30th, 2007
Alabama support
alabama-unschoolers
Alabama Unschoolers
…an open, unmoderated, inclusive list for anyone in, near or moving to Alabama with an interest in homeschooling with unschooling leanings. Since unschooling encompasses everything in your life *nothing* is considered off-topic. Our only rule is respect - you can disagree with anyone, including the list-owner, without fear of any reprisals as long as [...]
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Saturday, September 29th, 2007
Alabama: Report card on homeschooling
Using an article from the Washington County News, Lisa Dyess of Millry, in a recent Letter to the Editor to The South Alabmaian, quoted David Davis, Washington County Board of Education Truancy Officer: "The main problem we face comes with parents telling us their children are being homeschooled and yet they are not in school [...]
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Saturday, September 29th, 2007
NYHEN
New York Home Educators’ Network
To support the freedom of families to educate their children at home; To improve and strengthen connections and communication among home educating families;
FUN
Fingerlakes Unschoolers Network
201 Elm St, Ithaca, NY 14850
Yahoo group list
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Friday, September 28th, 2007
UK: The case for home-school: family
Parents Janet and Phil Ford from Sheffield, decided upon home schooling from an early age for both their children, Christopher and Meredith.
My husband and I first considered home education when as newly weds we met a family who were home educating and we were impressed with the maturity and sociability of the children. That was [...]
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Friday, September 28th, 2007
Unschooling Is More Interesting For Kids
One of the most satisfying things for a parent to observe is their child in eager pursuit of knowledge. Learning is a natural, normal and exciting activity for kids, and in their early life this pursuit is in full operation during their every waking hour. It is this natural proclivity to be curious and learn [...]
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Wednesday, September 26th, 2007
Invitation to the 31st effe-Colloquium
THE TEACHER IN THE AGE OF GLOBALISATION
Friday, 30th of November – Sunday, 2nd of December 2007
Venue: DEN FRIE LÆRERSKOLE
Svendborgvej 15, Ollerup
DK - 5762 Vester Skerninge
In August 2007 the European Commission has set out proposals to improve the quality of
teacher training in the EU.1 The aim is to ensure that the EU has the highly educated [...]
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Wednesday, September 26th, 2007
Einladung zum 31. effe-Kolloquium
LEHRER IM ZEITALTER DER GLOBALISIERUNG
Freitag, 30.11. bis Sonntag, 2.12.2007
Tagungsort: DEN FRIE LÆRERSKOLE
Svendborgvej 15, Ollerup
DK - 5762 Vester Skerninge
In August 2007 legte die EU-Kommission ihre Vorschläge zur Verbesserung der Qualität der
Lehrerausbildung in der EU vor.1 Das Ziel ist es, sicherzustellen, dass die EU über die gut
ausgebildeten Fachkräfte verfügt, die sie braucht, um die Europäische Union bis [...]
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Tuesday, September 25th, 2007
Why Pre-School Hurts Our Children
Family Research Abstract of the Week: Is Preschool Really Necessary?
Is Preschool Really Necessary?
Even as the enrollment of children in kindergarten remains optional in most states, the daycare lobby and "early learning" advocates would like to make preschool universal or mandatory on the presumption that pre-K programs promote the "school readiness" of children. Yet a study [...]
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Tuesday, September 25th, 2007
“I’d Unschool, but my kids would play video games all day…”
This is another unfounded "complaint" I receive when I tell other parents that we are Unschoolers. Silly complaint, since real learning comes whilst playing video games. I can’t get my kids to play enough. When kids are given the freedom to follow their passions, their lives become very well rounded naturally. Passionate lives thrive [...]
