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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: Continuing Stories|| Hearts & Minds|| Local Life|| Mind & Society|| Education
Tagged With: Education, BOF, Civil Rights, Community, Danielle Allen, Democracy, Elizabeth Eckford, Food, Homeschooling, Lifelong Learning, Martin Haberman, Memorial Day, Parenting, Politics, Prejudice, Race, Ralph Ellison
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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: Reading the Word|| Education|| Civic Life|| Hearts & Minds|| Mind & Society|| The Reading Life|| Community & Time
Tagged With: Writing, Faith, Aristotle, Barack Obama, Book Publishing, Civil Rights, Classics, Clay Shirkey, Danielle Allen, Democracy, Education, History, Homeschooling, John Taylor Gatto, Manifesto, Michael Pollan, Politics, Race, Ralph Ellison, Religion, Richard Harwood, Sara Lloyd
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