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Table of
Contents - March/April 2003
The Editor's Journal - Taking Responsibility for Our Own Learning by
Wendy Priesnitz - Learning is the responsibility of the learner, no matter
what their age.
Teacher, Inspire Thyself by Charles D. Hayes - Uninspired
people cannot inspire others about anything, and education is something you take
rather than something you get.
China Walks on the Moon by Bonnie Silva - An adolescent
independent learner tries school for a brief period of time...and learns from
her collision with a different type of learning experience.
Learning With Armand Berliner by David Albert - Reuniting with an
inadvertent childhood mentor who helped the author understand that learning is
about passion and dreams, as well as knowledge.
Reading When You're Ready by Ruthe Friedner Matilsky - An
unschooling mother of five shows that reading to children and leaving them alone
to learn at their own speed really works.
Go Find Something to Do by Tracy Aitken - An unschooling mom
adopts a "passively passive" parenting style, rather than the
"aggressively passive" one she might have used without a home
business.
On Expectations by Katherine Michalak - How our
expectations of ourselves and of what is "normal" can support either
insecurity or a process of productive learning.
To Praise or Not to Praise? Part Three by Naomi Aldort - Praise is
evaluation and is controlling, while appreciation can be shared abundantly.
Beyond Common Sense Parenting by Jan Fortune-Wood - Non-coercive
parenting does not create family chaos or irresponsible children; even mild
"common sense" coercion can be damaging.
Resources
for Learning - Materials and experiences that foster self-directed learning
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