Adventures in Self-directed, Lifelong Learning
Did you ever wonder, what do unschoolers really do all day?
Now there’s a novel to give you a glimpse into the complex and wonderful world of unschooling.
I was excited when on of the authors of UnSchoolers reached out to me and asked if I would consider reviewing UnSchoolers.
The first thing I wanted to know was, who are the authors?
Two moms who unschooled their kids.
Read moreBook Review:UnSchoolers by Sophia Sayigh and Milva MacDonald
Mobility is a beautiful thing. Physical, social, or intellectual Being able to move, to be fluid, to progress. To change. To choose. To feel the power and joy of moving, reaching, stretching, walking, growing. Last week I lost my physical mobility for a few days after overdoing it with house and yardwork, party prep, high … Read more Self-directed Learner Mid-year Mobility Check
If you’re a parent who wasn’t homeschooled, you probably find yourself wondering,
“How can I help my child be a self-directed learner when that’s not how I learned?”
Read moreWhat’s the Secret to Supporting Self-directed Learners?
It’s been ten years since Sir ken Robinson gave his inciting Ted Talk, Do Schools Kill Creativity? Since then his books and talks continue to challenge us to transform education— to value varied talents, build creativity, and help people find their element.
Here are some questions and recommendations with quotes from his book Out of Our Minds, Learning to be Creative
“It is often said that education and training are the keys to the future. They are, but a key can be turned in two directions. Turn it one way and you lock resources away, even from those they belong to. Turn it the other way and you release resources and give people back to themselves. To realize our true creative potential—in our organizations, in our schools and in our communities—we need to think differently about ourselves and to act differently towards each other. We must learn to be creative.” —Sir Ken Robinson
How do we support creativity in our kids ?
If I’d known then, what I know now..Document, document, document!
I wish I’d started blogging, even privately, about our learning adventures while we were in the middle of them. (I also wish I’d done this from day one. No baby book in our house!) I did some scrapbooking and haphazard journaling but it doesn’t capture all those wonderful moments. And those things I thought I would never forget? Well, I’m glad for the photos we have, but I wish I’d written the details.
Have you ever attended an author talk as part of a book launch? The energy and excitement is palpable as you are experiencing the reality of someone getting their ideas out of their head and into the world. Lucky me, I got to head to Palo Alto a few weeks ago to a Kepler’s Book speaker … Read more Book Review: InsightOut by Tina Seelig
Teachers* have an opportunity to cultivate the future by inspiring communities of learners. Last week when I read the Atlantic.com article by Michael Godsey, The Deconstruction of the K-12 Teacher When kids can get their lessons from the Internet, what’s left for classroom instructors to do? I couldn’t respond quickly or coherently enough. I wanted to … Read more Cultivating the Future: Inspiring Communities of Learners