I might more accurately title this post, “My Aversion to Social Conformity”, or perhaps, “Drone Living: Resistance is Futile, Unless You Can Think For Yourself”… I digress. _________________________________________________________ I have been reading a book lately that I want to begin to dissect over the next couple of months. I have found it articulate and eloquent, […]
Resonating
5 Biggest Misconceptions About Unschooling Bohemian Travelers Recently by Bohemian Travelers: 10 Things You May Notice About America When Travelling Abroad Since we decided to homeschool and eventually unschool our boys, I get asked a lot of questions. It’s understandable, as the lifestyle we have chosen definitely goes against the grain of societal norms. Even I had a […]
The Value of the Pen
December 6, 2011 Why Does Writing Make Us Smarter? First Posted: 07/16/11 12:46 PM ET Updated: 09/15/11 06:12 AM ET React Don’t trade in your pencils and paper for a keyboard just yet. A new study that compared the different brain processes used for writing by hand and typing has found that there are cognitive benefits […]
Freed to Think
Contribution Five aspects of Paulo Freire’s work have a particular significance for our purposes here. First, his emphasis on dialogue has struck a very strong chord with those concerned with popular and informal education. Given that informal education is a dialogical (or conversational) rather than a curricula form this is hardly surprising. However, Paulo Freire […]