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Table of
Contents September/October 2003
The Editor's Journal - My New Educational Vocabulary by Wendy
Priesnitz - Some new buzz words in the traditional education community
underline the differences between unschoolers and schools.
Circles are Everywhere by Bonnie Donily - Kids have
a funny way of making you look at the world in a whole new way, or maybe in a
way you have forgotten. Here is what one mom has learned.
"Other-Directed" Education is Not Real Learning by Wendy
Priesnitz - In our culture of received ideas, it is a challenge to trust
ourselves and our children to know what is best. However, here is what is wrong
with curriculum-based education...for learners and for society.
Trusting Little Minds With Big Subjects by Tracy Aitken - Learning
math and science is part of everyday experience in a family where mom is forever
asking, "Where did you learn that?".
Getting Credit for Life by Sandra Brewster - The mom of two
self-directed learners goes back to school and receives credit for her life
experiences.
The Language of Learning by Theresa Willingham - The
reflections of some self-directed learners - children and adults, the famous and
the not-so-famous - as they share their threads on the tapestry of learning.
Learning to Swim by Naomi Aldort - Respecting a child's
decisions about when and how to learn to swim will help him or her gain
confidence about both swimming and decision-making.
So What Did You Learn Today? by Jan Fortune-Wood - Testing
is not only intrusive, but it is irrelevant and even detrimental to real
learning. Plus, it does not prove the validity of an educational method.
Resources for Independent Learning - Editorial reviews of materials and
experiences that help people of all ages learn by living.
News - Dispatches from around the world about learning from life.
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