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Are There Things That Should be Mandatory?
I made this post to ask a question: what do you think should be taught to every student in the country?
Some that seem good to me:
I think people should be taught how to talk with people who have mental health issues or are going through... A Pair of Fresh Eyes
I have plenty of experience with having those three things and then some crushed by plenty of people who were supposed to educate me, after all. But I'm beginning to notice just how much she learns and sees on her own, and if I or anyone else tried to take that from her, she simply wouldn't be the same person.
Yesterday I was cutting the top of a facial tissue box off so we could use it to hold our growing pile of colored pencils. My daughter promptly asked if she could use... Aren’t You Worried About the Socialization?
"Well, that's not for us," a relative says. "We want our kids socialized!" another agrees. "Aren't you worried about her... Opportunities to Learn in America’s Elementary Classrooms
This past fall, I was fortunate to have a number of students in my classes who felt comfortable enough to openly engage me in debate on various issues. They challenged my choices of readings and my all-too-obvious philosophical leanings toward a more democratic and socially just form of education. Some of the students just plain disagreed with me, while others, one of whom had just completed law school and was thoroughly trained in Socratic discussion, mainly wanted to raise...
Posted on Dec 26, 2009 - 07:33 PM by Kris Sage in Sage Wonderings
One of the primary differences between alternative or democratic educational schooling and public schooling from what I've observed is that there are different stances around mandatory education. Some alternative schools do not have mandatory education at all. Several have mandatory education models that orient around activities that don't occur at all in public school. Others do believe in that everyone should have to learn basic math and writing.I made this post to ask a question: what do you think should be taught to every student in the country?
Some that seem good to me:
I think people should be taught how to talk with people who have mental health issues or are going through... A Pair of Fresh Eyes
Posted on Feb 17, 2010 - 05:02 PM by Sara Schmidt in Uncharted Parenting
If I directed everything my daughter was to ever learn in her life--or if someone else did, for that matter--I would abandon all hope for the survival of her creativity, originality, and sparkling personality itself.I have plenty of experience with having those three things and then some crushed by plenty of people who were supposed to educate me, after all. But I'm beginning to notice just how much she learns and sees on her own, and if I or anyone else tried to take that from her, she simply wouldn't be the same person.
Yesterday I was cutting the top of a facial tissue box off so we could use it to hold our growing pile of colored pencils. My daughter promptly asked if she could use... Aren’t You Worried About the Socialization?
Posted on Oct 14, 2010 - 02:12 AM by Sara Schmidt in Uncharted Parenting
Most of the misgivings about homeschooling that I've ever had came first from ignorance as a teenager, when I could definitely empathize with the questions that people ask me today. As an adult, most of my hesitation came from external sources; I didn't have many doubts until well-meaning relatives and friends (or even web trolls) started to interrogate me. I use the word interrogate rather than question here because that's how it's been feeling most recently. Rather than asking simple questions, which I never mind, I'm posed instead with accusatory tones and eye rolls."Well, that's not for us," a relative says. "We want our kids socialized!" another agrees. "Aren't you worried about her... Opportunities to Learn in America’s Elementary Classrooms
Posted on Dec 17, 2010 - 11:47 AM by Shawn Strader in Resources
Brainwashing vs. Advocating an Agenda - A Very Fine LinePosted on Mar 09, 2011 - 02:44 PM by Kristan Morrison in democracy.edu
Back in September, I blogged about how I had trouble hiding my viewpoints when teaching. This topic has arisen again lately for both myself and colleagues in my department and so I have more to say on the issue.This past fall, I was fortunate to have a number of students in my classes who felt comfortable enough to openly engage me in debate on various issues. They challenged my choices of readings and my all-too-obvious philosophical leanings toward a more democratic and socially just form of education. Some of the students just plain disagreed with me, while others, one of whom had just completed law school and was thoroughly trained in Socratic discussion, mainly wanted to raise...