“It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.” Alice…in Wonderland
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The founding principles of modern schooling
John Taylor Gatto explains the six purposes of modern schooling according to Alexander Inglis, for whom the Inglis Lectureship in Secondary Education at Harvard is named. Gatto is a former New York City Teacher of the Year and crusader against our current compulsory institutional school system that arose around the turn of the 19th century. […]
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Mother-daughter outing for books!
This weekend is the Arlington Homeschool Book Fair. It’s always the second weekend of May: Mother’s Day weekend, the busiest month of the school year, and when I have just had it with lessons in general. But the pull of books — and free shipping on our Math-U-See materials — is strong. I like to actually […]
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Rabbit trails and learning
While (not) doing math, Bulldozer drew a picture to illustrate how he thought the brain works — lots of gears, in case you were wondering. So I loaded up a brief video on how the brain really works because I’ve learned if I want him to refocus I have to let him answer the questions […]
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Testing week in Texas
May the odds be ever in your favor. A couple of related(?) links: “We are pathologizing boyhood.” Types of plastic surgery ? Octoplasty (ear surgery) ? Rhinoplasty ( nose reshaping) ? Forehead lift ? Dermabrasion ? Mastopexy ( breast lift) ? Abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) ? Rhytidectomy (face lift ) ?Liposuction ? Blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery) […]
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Widgetizing people
A few days ago, I came across an article about kindergarten students taking standardized tests. Kindergarten students. Five-year-olds forced to sit for as many as five hours to do a test on a computer using the rage-inducing technology of a trackpad for those whose fine motor skills are still developing. Someone apparently hates five-year-olds. Today, […]
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Thinking about education
I’ve been thinking a lot about education lately. Things like the controversy over Common Core Standards and high stakes testing, my article on education of girls in Kenya, and our own American history studies looking at self-taught geniuses such as Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglas (Lincoln walking miles to borrow books, and Douglass literally risking […]
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Taking on mountains
Education is one of the most powerful tools for improving societies. Literate societies are healthier, wealthier, and generally more stable. For girls especially, education reduces early marriage, improves health — including maternal mortality — and provides for a better future not only for them but also for their children. But in some areas, the challenges to […]
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Eating my words
*This post contains affiliated links. Here’s the truth: Homeschoolers — particularly Charlotte Mason-inspired homeschoolers — can be a bit snobbish when it comes to books. You’ll hear us go on and on (and on) about “living books” as opposed to “twaddle” or textbooks. And I totally agree! Good books, well-written and well-told stories, are a […]
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Terrible Tuesday: ditch the plan
Uncooperative computer, delayed day because of freezing rain, general mayhem. This day mocks my plans. FINE! Roll-with-the-punches links! A bittersweet story about a man who has fed thousands and thousands of people in Houston for three decades. I really hope someone(s) step up to take his place. “Schooling ain’t learning.” Although this is talking specifically […]
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Strange bedfellows
This week in my Communities Digital News, I write about National School Choice Week. In just a little while, Tea Party favorite Sen. Ted Cruz will join the progressive congresswoman Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee at the kick-off rally in Houston. A look at the events being held around the country shows us that urban and […]
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