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Democratic Education And Free Schools The personalized and dynamic nature of democratic education makes it difficult to define. There is no “accepted” definition of what exactly democratic education...
View ArticleMy Blog of Effort has Moved
My blogging about education has been moved to democraticeducation.org (IDEA, institute of democratic education). With this move, this blog runs the risk of becoming an online diary. I don’t really like...
View ArticleWhat is the Purpose of Education?
What is the real point? Definitions of education say things about “a learning or teaching experience.” It is meant to be an experience that gives you knowledge about the world, and skills to apply that...
View ArticleA “Rainforest” Brain in a Sea of Standardization
I read two articles today that lifted and sank my heart. The first was an article in ODE Magazine (“for intelligent optimists”) written by Thomas Armstrong. It was an excerpt of his book,...
View ArticlePeople Don’t Understand Schooling
In relatively recent news, a high school valedictorian really criticized the nature of compulsory schools, and advocated a changed system of choice and autonomy. In response, I have seen many people...
View ArticleWhat Ms. K Had to Say
*** One woman’s message to me about “Why People Don’t Understand Schooling.” Entry Date: 2010-08-16 12:48 PM There are some assumptions here which are naive at best. Not everyone does have access to...
View ArticleToday is a Slow Day
Excuse mistakes – I’m taking quite a chunk of my time to do this, and I don’t wish to waste anymore on editing.=^_^= I’m in college now, and I like it. People are friendly for the most part. It is very...
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