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John Taylor Gatto - Challenging the Myths of Modern Schooling

Frequently Asked Questions I am new to unschooling but know this is where God is leading us. How do I start? You will want to start here: Begin at the Beginning. What is unschooling? From the Wikipedia page: “While there is significant variation in what is meant by “unschooling”, generally speaking, unschoolers believe that the use of standard curriculaand conventional grading methods, as well as other features of traditional schooling, are counterproductive to the goal of maximizing the education of each child. You will find many more answers by veteran unschoolers to “What is unschooling?” What is radical unschooling? Radical unschooling most often is used to mean an intentional full life unschooling- instead of just education; including character, emotional, social development. You will find more answers from veteran Christian unschoolers here: What is Christian unschooling? What is relaxed home schooling? What is interest led education? What is Strewing?

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What is Mensa? | Mensa International Interactive Media in Ed. How Can Unschoolers Learn Math? By Leo Babauta This is one of the most common questions people have about unschooling. It seems that people think reading might be fun enough for an unschooler to do on her own, but math has to be forced. And there might be something to this -- after all, in school, math isn't often a very loved subject. At least, not unless it comes easy to you and is fun. So it's a legitimate question. But let's start by asking you, my dear reader, a question: if you didn't know math now, as an adult, how would you learn it? The honest answer is that most of you probably wouldn't learn it, not right away at least, unless you really needed to. But you would learn some math -- the math you need to buy food and pay rent and get paid and make change if someone pays you $5 for a widget that costs $3.95. So then you'd learn, on your own, without someone forcing you. This is how unschoolers learn math. So, to recap, here's how unschoolers learn math: They don't learn if they're not motivated to learn.

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John Holt From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Holt may refer to: People[edit] Fictional people[edit] John Holt, protagonist of the The Twilight Zone episode "The Trade-Ins" Companies[edit] See also[edit] Donald Schon (Schön) - learning, reflection and change Contents: introduction · donald schon · public and private learning and the learning society · double-loop learning · the reflective practitioner – reflection-in- and –on-action · conclusion · further reading and references · links · how to cite this article Note: I have used Donald Schon rather than Donald Schön (which is the correct spelling) as English language web search engines (and those using them!) often have difficulties with umlauts). Donald Alan Schon (1930-1997) trained as a philosopher, but it was his concern with the development of reflective practice and learning systems within organizations and communities for which he is remembered. Donald Schon Donald Schon was born in Boston in 1930 and raised in Brookline and Worcester. Working from 1957-63 as senior staff member in the industrial research firm Arthur D. Donald Schon became a visiting professor at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) in 1968. Public and private learning, and the learning society Conclusion

Mensa International Founding[edit] Roland Berrill, an Australian barrister, and Dr. Lancelot Ware, a British scientist and lawyer, founded Mensa at Lincoln College, in Oxford, England, in 1946. They had the idea of forming a society for very intelligent people, the only qualification for membership being a high IQ.[6] It was to be non-political and free from all social distinctions (racial, religious, etc.).[9] American Mensa was the second major branch of Mensa. Membership requirement[edit] Mensa's requirement for membership is a score at or above the 98th percentile on certain standardised IQ or other approved intelligence tests, such as the Stanford–Binet Intelligence Scales. Mensa also has its own application exam, and some national groups offer alternative batteries of tests. Mission[edit] To this end, the organization is also involved with programs for gifted children, literacy and scholarships, and it also holds numerous gatherings. Organizational structure[edit] Gatherings[edit] Publications[edit]

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