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We’re All Home Schoolers

June 30, 2008

Today’s homes are if anything even more important in the educational ecosystem of most Americans.

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Tagged With: Parenting, Milton Gaither, Messiah College, Lifelong Learning, Homeschooling, Education
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Homeschool Moments: Dishing Out BOF, Dealing with Prejudice

June 1, 2008

Overcoming prejudice and distrust is not a one-time attitude adjustment, but a continuing journey in the company of people who are not like us, but who may become our civic friends. Such a strategy might go a long way toward more important goals: building a supportive environment for homeschoolers, and reinvigorating the varied practices of education & learning in America today.

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Shelved with: Mind & Society|| Local Life|| Hearts & Minds|| Continuing Stories|| Education
Tagged With: BOF, Homeschooling, Food, Elizabeth Eckford, Education, Democracy, Danielle Allen, Community, Civil Rights, Lifelong Learning, Ralph Ellison, Race, Prejudice, Politics, Parenting, Memorial Day, Martin Haberman
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On Manifestoes

May 24, 2008

So here are some manifestos of the present day on books, education, faith, and civic life. Though their weight for good or ill, for much or little, is as yet unknown, these are some of the words that will shepherd us into our shared future.

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Shelved with: Civic Life|| Education|| Reading the Word|| The Reading Life|| Mind & Society|| Hearts & Minds|| Community & Time
Tagged With: Writing, Sara Lloyd, Book Publishing, Barack Obama, Aristotle, Civil Rights, Homeschooling, Richard Harwood, Religion, Ralph Ellison, Race, Politics, Michael Pollan, Manifesto, John Taylor Gatto, History, Faith, Education, Democracy, Danielle Allen, Clay Shirkey, Classics
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Total Recall

May 3, 2008

Wired magazine has published a profile of Piotr Wozniak, developer of Super Memo, who has figured out how to remember everything you’ll ever learn. Ironically enough, the author refers to an article I remember reading when it came out in American Psychologist: “The Spacing Effect: A Case Study in the Failure to Apply the Results […]

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Tagged With: Super Memo, Vocabulary, Resources, Quizlet, Psychology, Programming, Homeschooling, Geography
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