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Table of
Contents July/August 2007
The Editor's Journal - Splashing Along by Wendy Priesnitz -
Learning from our children is a theme of this issue, as well as a theme of the
whole life learning experience. And one of the things we learn is that learners
must define for themselves the purpose of learning and the meaning of success,
which is another theme of this issue.
What We Should Know by Nathanael Schildbach - Exactly what
do kids need to know? Whatever will prepare them for the life that's ahead of
them.
Living for the Future by Charles Morris - Unschooling is not about
one's future success or happiness, but about living in the moment.
Of
Swimming and Schooling by Rachael Gathercole - This summer, her kids
learned how to swim - on their own and in spite of lessons.
Achieving Full
Personhood by Tammy Takahashi - The art of education is to give
children enough space so they can be happy, fully human individuals.
Parenting
is Making My Brain Hurt by Arun Pradhan - Unschooling teaches a dad
how to relate better to his daughter, but the lessons are difficult ones.
Corrupted Vision by Edward J. Lebeau III - Could there be a
natural evolution of vision that is being disrupted by confining children to
classrooms?
Talking
About Life Learning by Sandra Rakovac - An unschooling mother
talks about how her family lives and learns, and the lessons learned through
serious illness.
What
Really Matters by Joyce Reed & David H. Albert - Why teens should
be helped to grow up quickly.
He Should Listen to Me by Naomi Aldort - It is hopeless to try and
control the listening or the actions of your children, but by listening to them
you can solve the problem.
Grown Without
Schooling by Peter Kowalke - A 26-year-old former unschooler talks
about the pressure to attend college, and what the pressure was like when she
got there.
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