Archive for February, 2008
Friday, February 29th, 2008
BIL starts tomorrow
As reported earlier, I am a great fan of the TED conferences and the resources they provide on the website. The conference for 2008 has been going on over the past few days. The unfortunate problem for anyone wanting to attend the conference in California is that a ticket costs $6000 before you pay for [...]
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
Brussels: The 32nd effe-Colloquium
[ 13 May , 2008 15:00 to 15 May , 2008 14:30. ]
European Forum for
Freedom in Education
From early childhood curiosity to early school leaving
???Compulsory Education???
Giving all young people a future
Tuesday 13 – Thursday 15 May 2008, Brussels
Venue and co-organiser: vzw Foyer asbl
Werkhuizenstraat -25- rue des Ateliers
Brussel 1080 Bruxelles
This Colloquium addresses one of the five benchmarks of the EU “Education and Training 2010” work
program, namely the problem of [...]
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Sunday, February 17th, 2008
Teens program Nós na Tela (in English) with video
"We on the screen" is a program focused on giving to teens the opportunity to express themselves. It has been considered a innovative program by different educational networks and media production initiatives in the country.
the name "We on the screen", is a name that has a double meaning in portuguese, and that is [...]
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Friday, February 15th, 2008
Bullied children ‘carry weapons’
Increasing numbers of children claim they carry knives and bottles to defend themselves against bullies, according to a report based on children in care.
The document was written by Roger Morgan, the children’s rights director for England, who said bullying by mobile phones and websites was rising.
It says more children carry weapons, but children’s minister [...]
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Thursday, February 14th, 2008
Soidunschool (Southern Idaho Unschooling)
New group for Southern/Southwestern Idaho families who are living joyfully through unschooling or radical unschooling.
KEYWORDS: John Holt, Grace Llewellyn, John Taylor Gatto, Kendall Hailey, Moore, autodidact, unschool, unschooler, unschooled, natural learning, gentle parenting, attachment parent, self directed education, natural child project, deschooling, Boise, Meridian, Eagle, Star, Nampa, Caldwell, Kuna, Ada, Canyon, Mountain Home, Southern, [...]
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Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
Retired Teacher Reveals He Was Illiterate Until Age 48
OCEANSIDE, Calif. — John Corcoran graduated from college and taught high school for 17 years without being able to read, write or spell.
Corcoran’s life of secrecy started at a young age. He said his teachers moved him up from grade to grade. Often placed in what he calls the "dumb row," the images of his [...]
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Saturday, February 9th, 2008
State schools shunned for home education
· Tests and targets make parents seek alternatives
· Pupils in England ‘most tested in the world’
Parents are increasingly seeking alternative forms of education such as home schooling or Steiner schools to free their children from the state sector’s regime of testing and targets, academics suggest today. Most English pupils now start formal learning at four [...]
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Friday, February 8th, 2008
Boys in fear from school bullies
The parents of two boys who needed hospital treatment after bullying incidents have said a Kent school is not doing enough to protect pupils.
Sebastian Groves, 13, and Kieran Hunt, 15, were assaulted at or on their way home from The Howard School in Rainham.
"I don’t feel I can trust the school to look after [...]
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Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
Das Teenager Befreiungs Handbuch (Teenage Liberation Handbook)
How to get it
you can get resp. order the book in any bookstore and at amazon.de. You can also order it at our homepage www.genius-verlag.de (publisher) or by email to us bildungsfreiheit@web.de .
Also:
People who would like to help us with the legal expenses can send money to our attorney’s account for us at moneybookers.com [...]
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Monday, February 4th, 2008
Toronto Unschooling Conference
[ 9 May , 2008 16:00 to 11 May , 2008 11:30. ]
Come Share Your Unschooling Journey With Us …
Are you and your family experienced life learners interested in connecting with other like-minded
families in the area?
Have you and your family recently started unschooling and are excited to explore [...]
