Here is an interesting concept: unschooling. It is similar to that of home schooling, except that it is less rigid. . . as if home schooling was rigid! Unschooling is basically education that the student decides to partake in; parents take advantage of “teachable moments”. If little Johnny asks a question, Mom and Dad run [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Schooling the Unschoolers
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged academics, home schooling, unschooling on October 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Shaking up Shakespeare
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Cardenio, Charles Mee, cultural mobilility, Don Quixote, Shakespeare, Stephen Greenblatt on October 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Topic for Today: Cultural Mobility
I was introduced to this concept at a lecture I attended in September. The featured speaker was a scholar by the name of Stephen Greenblatt. Greenblatt coached us on the idea of “rewriting Shakespeare”. It makes perfect sense; Shakespeare himself molded some of his works based upon the works of [...]
Home Is Where the Heart [of Learning] Is
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged academic, high school, home schooling, intellectual curiosity, school, student, teacher on October 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I can only complain about standardized testing so many times before the steam runs out. Therefore, I feel no shame in straying a little from my predetermined subtopic. I am still following the same theme of “promoting intellectual curiosity” though, so fear not. The subject today: home schooling.
My inspiration comes from a high school-aged friend [...]
